What is the News? India has successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo(SMART) from Wheeler Island in Odisha. What is the SMART System? Torpedoes, self-propelled weapons that travel underwater to hit a target, are limited by their range. To overcome that, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the SMART system. This… Continue reading India successfully launches Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System
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DRDO & Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile
What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight have successfully tested helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-Tank (SANT) missile from Pokhran ranges. What is SANT Missile? Stand-off Anti-Tank(SANT) is an indigenously designed and developed air-to-surface missile. The missile has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in… Continue reading DRDO & Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile
Successful tests carried out for Pinaka Extended Range System, Area Denial Munitions & New Indigenous Fuzes
What is the News? The Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was successfully tested at the Pokhran range in Jaisalmer district. What is Pinaka-ER? Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of the Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade. Designed by: The system is jointly designed by laboratories of… Continue reading Successful tests carried out for Pinaka Extended Range System, Area Denial Munitions & New Indigenous Fuzes
Indian Mathematician receives 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries
What is the News? Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata has been awarded the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries. She was awarded for solving the Zariski cancellation problem. What is the Zariski cancellation problem? It is one of the world’s greatest math problems. It… Continue reading Indian Mathematician receives 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries
Neurocysticercosis: Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods
What is the News? According to a study, Neurocysticercosis(NCC) was one of the leading causes of seizures in developing countries particularly in areas without proper sanitation and where pig-rearing was widespread. What is Neurocysticercosis(NCC)? Neurocysticercosis(NCC) is a zoonotic disease. It is a neurologic infection caused when a human consumes meat from — or is indirectly… Continue reading Neurocysticercosis: Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods
Explained: NASA’s IXPE mission that will explore universe’s mysterious objects
What is the news? NASA has launched a new mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The mission was launched from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. What is the IXPE Mission? IXPE observatory is a joint effort of NASA and the Italian Space Agency. Aim: To study the most extreme and mysterious objects in the universe… Continue reading Explained: NASA’s IXPE mission that will explore universe’s mysterious objects
Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
What is the News? The Union Minister of Science & Technology has said that India’s maiden human space mission, “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023. What is Gaganyaan Mission? Gaganyaan is India’s first Human Space Flight Programme to be launched by the ISRO. Aim: To demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit… Continue reading Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023
Three Indian companies among top 100 in arms sales globally
What is the News? Swedish think tank Stockholm Institute Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a report titled “The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2020”. What are the key findings of the report? Findings Related to India India’s share of arms sales globally in 2020 was 1.2%. Three Indian companies are among… Continue reading Three Indian companies among top 100 in arms sales globally
Explained: The helicopter CDS General Bipin Rawat was in
What is the News? Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. What is a Mi-17V5 helicopter? Mi-17V5 is a Russian-made helicopter which is produced by Kazan Helicopters. It was inducted into the Indian Air Force on 17… Continue reading Explained: The helicopter CDS General Bipin Rawat was in
New research: A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
What is the News? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a chewing gum that can potentially reduce transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. How does the covid virus spread? When a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 sneezes, coughs or speaks, some of the viruses can be expelled and reach others. This virus then enters the… Continue reading New research: A plant-based chewing gum that ‘traps’ coronavirus
