Category: Factly: Science and Technology

Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology has said that Ultraviolet-C or UV-C Disinfection Technology will soon be installed in Parliament. It will facilitate the mitigation of airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2. What is Ultraviolet(UV) Light? Ultraviolet(UV) is a type of light or radiation naturally emitted by… Continue reading What is UV-C technology and how does it work on Covid?

Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Suborbital Flight?3 How does Suborbital Flight work?4 Analogy of Suborbital Flight: What is the News? Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and five others undertook a trip to the “edge of space”, and reached an altitude of 85 km from Earth before returning. Such a trip… Continue reading Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there

Source: The Hindu  Contents1 What is the News? 2 What is Conjunction? 3 What is Planetary Conjunction? 4 What is Great Conjunction?  What is the News?  Earth’s two immediate neighbors Mars and Venus will come closest to each other. This event is called planetary conjunction.   What is Conjunction?  The conjunction is the name given to any event where planets… Continue reading Planetary conjunction of Mars, Venus

Source: PIB  What is the News?  The Union Minister of Earth Sciences has said that in the years to come, India aims to target over 100 billion “Blue Economy” through its Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) and ocean resources.  About Deep Ocean Mission:  Deep Ocean Mission aims to explore the deep ocean for resources. Also, for sustainable use… Continue reading India Aims to target over 100 Billion “Blue Economy” Through Deep Ocean Mission and Ocean Resources

Source: WION  Contents1 What is the News? 2 About Bryum Bharatiensis: 3 How does Moss survive in Antarctica? 4 What about Sunlight for Mosses?  What is the News?  A team of Indian scientists has discovered a new plant species in Antarctica named Bryum Bharatiensis.  About Bryum Bharatiensis:  Bryum bharatiensis is a species of moss. It was discovered by a team… Continue reading Indian scientists discover new plant species in Antarctica

Source: NDTV  Contents1 What is the News? 2 About VIPER Mission: 3 Objectives of the Mission: 4 Significance of the Mission:  What is the News?  NASA has announced the launch of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover(VIPER) Mission in 2023.  About VIPER Mission:  VIPER Mission is a mobile robot to be launched by NASA in the year 2023.  It will be… Continue reading NASA’s VIPER Mission to Map Water, Other Resources on Moon in 2023

Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About SAMVEDAN 2021:3 About IIM-PTF:4 About NM-ICPS:5 About Cyber-Physical Systems(CPS): What is the News? IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation(IITM-PTF) in collaboration with Sony India has organized a national-level hackathon named ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’. About SAMVEDAN 2021: SAMVEDAN 2021 aims to inspire citizens to use… Continue reading SAMVEDAN 2021: IIT Madras and Sony India team up to host national level hackathon

Source: PIB  What is the News? Indian researchers have spotted a rare superluminous supernova that shines with the energy borrowed from an exotic type of neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. What are Superluminous Supernova? A super-luminous supernova is a type of stellar explosion with a luminosity 10 or more times higher than that… Continue reading Rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source spotted