What is the News? Researchers have developed low-cost buckling-restrained braces that can give improved protection to constructions from earthquakes. What have the researchers developed? The earthquake resistance of civil structures is often improved by using seismic force-resisting systems or vibration control devices. Buckling-restrained braces are the special structural elements that serve both purposes. Researchers from… Continue reading Low-cost super-elastic buckling restrained braces can improve earthquake resistance of structures
Category: Factly: Science and Technology
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to Science and Technology. You can find all relevant Science and Technology related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
PM inaugurates country’s first 5G testbed
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a 5G Testbed?3 What is 5G?4 What is 5Gi Technology? What is the News? The Prime Minister has inaugurated India’s first 5G testbed facility. What is a 5G Testbed? The 5G testbed has been developed as a multi-institute collaborative project by eight institutes led by IIT Madras. Purpose:… Continue reading PM inaugurates country’s first 5G testbed
DRDO & Indian Navy conduct successful maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile off Odisha coast
What is the News? The Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully conducted the maiden flight test of an indigenously-developed Naval anti-ship missile. What is the Naval anti-ship missile? Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO) for the Indian Navy. Features: The missile has a weight of 380 kg and a range… Continue reading DRDO & Indian Navy conduct successful maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile off Odisha coast
Explained: What are RFID tags that will be used to track Amarnath pilgrim
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Radio Frequency Identification(RFID)?3 What are the different types of RFIDs?4 How do RFIDs work?5 Where are RFIDs commonly used? What is the News? After a high-level security review for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, the government has decided to track all pilgrims using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. What… Continue reading Explained: What are RFID tags that will be used to track Amarnath pilgrim
Kerala did virtually nothing for Endosulfan victims for 5 years: SC
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Endosulfan?3 Effects of Endosulfan4 Ban on Endosulfan What is the News? The Supreme Court has slammed the Kerala government for State’s inaction in providing relief to the Endosulfan pesticide exposure victims. This also amounts to a breach of the Supreme Court’s 2017 judgment which had ordered the State… Continue reading Kerala did virtually nothing for Endosulfan victims for 5 years: SC
Biomaterial from fungal extract helps heal wounds
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Biomaterial?3 What type of Biomaterial have the scientists developed?4 What is Pullulan?5 What is the significance of the development of this biomaterial? What is the News? Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that can be used to disinfect wounds and hastens the process of healing. What is Biomaterial?… Continue reading Biomaterial from fungal extract helps heal wounds
Report flags risk of fortified rice for some
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is fortified rice?3 What is the Fortification of Rice Programme?4 Why have they asked to stop the distribution of fortified rice in Jharkhand?5 What are the recommendations given by the team? What is the News? Activists have said that the distribution of iron-fortified rice through government schemes to curb… Continue reading Report flags risk of fortified rice for some
LAUNCH OF INS SURAT & INS UDAYGIRI
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is INS Surat?3 What is INS Udaygiri?4 What is Project 17A? What is the News? Defence Minister will be launching two frontline warships of the Indian Navy INS Surat and INS Udaygiri at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai. What is INS Surat? INS Surat is the fourth ship of Project… Continue reading LAUNCH OF INS SURAT & INS UDAYGIRI
Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Amalthea?3 Characteristics of Amalthea4 Major missions to Amalthea What is the News? According to recent findings, Amalthea appears to radiate out more heat than it receives from the sun, which NASA suggests may be due to Jupiter’s magnetic field or tidal stresses. What is Amalthea? The moon Amalthea… Continue reading Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon
Indian company produces tactical battery for battlefield conditions
What is the News? A Bengaluru-based Startup has developed a tactical battery called ‘Pravaig Field Pack’. It is planning to sell this to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s(NATO) forces in Europe. What is Pravaig Field Pack? Pravaig Field Pack is a portable heavy-duty power bank battery. Purpose: It can be used to energize military personnel… Continue reading Indian company produces tactical battery for battlefield conditions
