Global Cybersecurity Index 2020
Context Recently, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 Key Findings of Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 India has made it to the top 10 in…
What are DMCA Notices?
Context Recently, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and for Law and Justice was locked out of his Twitter account for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). About…
Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM)
Context A team of scientists from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), a unit of Department of Space, used observations of the Sun in soft X-rays with Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) on…
Installation of Doppler Radars by IMD
Context The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will install seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, this year. Key Details about Doppler Radars Doppler radars of varying frequencies — S-band,…
What is gain-of-function research?
Context With the re-emergence of the lab-leak origin theory for the SARS-CoV-2, questions are also being raised on what gain-of-function research is, and whether the benefits of conducting such research outweigh the…
The science behind GM crops
Context GM food involves the editing of genes of a crop in such a way that it incorporates beneficial traits from another crop or organism. This could mean changing the…
CHIME Telescope
Context Scientists with the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Collaboration have assembled the largest collection of fast radio bursts (FRBs) in the telescope’s first FRB catalog. While catching sight…
UNESCO Science Report
Context Recently UNESCO Science Report has been released where it stated that, India’s investment in research remains unsatisfactory. About UNESCO Science Report The gross domestic expenditure on research (GERD) has…
Shenzhou-12 Manned Mission By China
Context China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-12 – its first manned mission in five years – further accelerating its space programme to rival the United States. About Shenzhou-12 The Shenzhou-12…
World’s first wooden satellite to be launched from New Zealand
Context The European Space Agency (ESA) has planned to put the world’s first wooden satellite, WISA Woodsat, on Earth’s orbit by the end of this year. About world’s first wooden satellite…
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