Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from Pokhran range in Rajasthan. Pinaka rocket systems was named after Pinaka,the bow of Lord Shiva. Pinaka Mark I is an indigenous multi-barrel unguided rocket launch system for firing of multiple warheads.It was used in the 1999 Kargil conflict.It has a… Continue reading Upgraded Pinaka rocket successfully test-fired
Category: Factly: Science and Technology
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At 30, World Wide Web ‘not the web we wanted,’ inventor says
During the conference on 30 years of World wide web,Berners-Lee said that the web is not the web we wanted in every respect.He said that he sees three sources of problems affecting today’s web.These are (a)state-sponsored hacking and attacks (b)criminal behaviour and (c)online harassment. Tim Berners-Lee,a British scientist,invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989,while… Continue reading At 30, World Wide Web ‘not the web we wanted,’ inventor says
Cloud seeding to be back in Karnataka for two monsoons
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department of Karnataka has called tenders for cloud seeding operations to enhance rainfall during the monsoons of 2019 and 2020. This decision for cloud seeding comes in the backdrop of deficient rainfall in 2018-19 and consequent drought in 176 taluks of Karnataka. Cloud seeding is a type of weather… Continue reading Cloud seeding to be back in Karnataka for two monsoons
Sukhois hobbled by lack of blast pens near LoC
According to a report,Sukhois(Su-30) couldn’t be stationed in forward areas near Line of Control(LOC) during Aerial Combat between India and Pakistan.It was because of bureaucratic delay in constructing ‘hard shelter’s also known as ‘blast pens’. Blast pens are shelter to house fighter-type aircraft and provide protection to the aircraft from attack by conventional weapons or… Continue reading Sukhois hobbled by lack of blast pens near LoC
India, Russia sign deal on nuclear submarine
India has signed a $ 3.3 billion deal with Russia to take third Akula-class nuclear-powered submarine on lease for 10 years.The submarine is expected to join the Indian Navy by 2025.It will be fitted with Indian systems to validate them for the indigenous submarines. The submarine will be called Chakra-3 and will replace Chakra-2, whose… Continue reading India, Russia sign deal on nuclear submarine
ISRO, French space agency seal agreement on maritime security
The French space agency, National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), has signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up a maritime surveillance centre in India. The two nations will initially share data from their present space systems and develop new algorithms to analyse them.They will then build a constellation of… Continue reading ISRO, French space agency seal agreement on maritime security
Toyota, Japan space agency plan moon mission
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced its plan to collaborate with Toyota for an exploration mission to the Moon. Toyota is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer. It is expected to develop a lunar rover for the mission Toyota had previously co-developed a small robot named Kirobo that was sent to the International Space Station… Continue reading Toyota, Japan space agency plan moon mission
No bank guarantees meant a more expensive new Rafale deal
Indian government in 2016 inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jets.The Opposition parties have alleged that the government bought 36 Rafale fighter aircraft at a much higher price than the one that was being negotiated for 126 aircraft by the previous government. Rafale is a twin-engine medium… Continue reading No bank guarantees meant a more expensive new Rafale deal
London patient may be second in the world to be cured of HIV
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the HIV virus. He had received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor. The donor had a genetic mutation known as ‘CCR5 delta 32’, which confers resistance to HIV. The first person to be cleared of HIV… Continue reading London patient may be second in the world to be cured of HIV
Putin suspends INF treaty with US
Russia officially suspended it’s participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF) on the grounds that US have violated the INF treaty. US had already withdrawn from the treaty claiming that Russia had secretly developed a missile that violated the INF. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF) Treaty came into force in 1988. It banned both the Soviet Union(Russia)… Continue reading Putin suspends INF treaty with US
