Source: This post is based on the article “Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore” published in Down to Earth on 27th August 2021. What is the News? Scientists are using new satellite technologies to find the reasons for the Milky Seas effect. About Milky Seas Effect: Milky seas… Continue reading Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow in the dark milky seas of maritime lore
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World’s first GM rubber sapling planted in Assam
Contents1 What is the News? 2 About GM Rubber Crop: 3 How was GM Rubber developed? 4 What was the need of GM Rubber? 5 Significance of GM Rubber: What is the News? Rubber Board has planted the world’s first genetically modified (GM) rubber at its Sarutari research farm in Guwahati, Assam. About GM Rubber Crop: GM Rubber Crop has been developed at the… Continue reading World’s first GM rubber sapling planted in Assam
Bt Cotton adoption in Punjab has resulted in net economic, environmental benefits: Study
Context: Bt cotton’s positive and negative impacts, a recent study titled ‘Long-term impact of Bt cotton: An empirical evidence from North India’ has said its adoption in Punjab in the past over a decade has resulted in net economic and environmental benefits. Bt Cotton in India Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has been commercially grown in India for the past 19 years. The Genetic… Continue reading Bt Cotton adoption in Punjab has resulted in net economic, environmental benefits: Study
What is Maze Ransomware and why is it the biggest data threat to organizations?
What is this ransomware that we keep hearing about. Read on to find out what is it and how is it changing our world.
Why is UN Security Council struggling to pass a resolution on corona pandemic?
What to expect from the meeting of UNSC on corona pandemic amidst the geopolitical rivalry between China and US ?
New space industry emerges: servicing satellites on orbit
New space industry emerges: servicing satellites on orbit News: A new space infrastructure and civil Space at a company called Space Systems Loral (SSL) is planning to service two to three dozen satellites in a distant geostationary orbit, some 36,000 km from the earth. Important Facts: SSL unmanned spacecraft will be able to latch onto… Continue reading New space industry emerges: servicing satellites on orbit
Another orbit: on GSAT29 launch
Another orbit: on GSAT29 launch News: The Indian Space Research Organisation recently successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29, which was put in its orbit by India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III). Important Facts: About GSLV MkIII: With a liftoff mass of 640 tonnes, the GSLV MkIII is the heaviest launch vehicle… Continue reading Another orbit: on GSAT29 launch
GSAT-29 has a perfect launch
GSAT-29 has a perfect launch News: The Indian Space Research Organisation recently successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29, which was put in its orbit by India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III). Important Facts: The launch was a key test to the GSLV Mk III as it carried the GSAT-29 weighing 3,423… Continue reading GSAT-29 has a perfect launch
ISRO invites foreign ‘riders’ to Venus
ISRO invites foreign ‘riders’ to Venus News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken its first step towards its mid-2023-planned mission to Venus by issuing an announcement of opportunity (AO) to the international space community to propose their scientific payloads to be carried on the mission. Important Facts: This AO for space-based experiments to… Continue reading ISRO invites foreign ‘riders’ to Venus
NASA’s historic Dawn mission to asteroid belt comes to end’
NASA’s historic Dawn mission to asteroid belt comes to end’ News: NASA’s pioneering Dawn spacecraft in the asteroid belt has run out of fuel, ending its historic 11-year mission that unravelled many mysteries of our solar system. Important Facts: About Dawn Spacecraft: The $467million Dawn mission was launched in 2007 to study the protoplanet Vesta… Continue reading NASA’s historic Dawn mission to asteroid belt comes to end’
