Context Recently, BSNL, in partnership with Skylotec India announced a breakthrough in satellite-based NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things). Key Details This will enable it to provide connectivity for millions of unconnected…
Context A new drug called Molnupiravir has been shown to stop the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in 24 hours. About Molnupiravir The antiviral drug Molnupiravir, or MK-4482/EIDD-2801, is taken orally. Molnupiravir…
Context Nearly four years after a mysterious neurological illness started to affect American diplomats in Cuba, China, and other countries, a report has found “directed” microwave radiation to be its…
Context The Himachal Pradesh government is trying to obtain GIs (Geographical Indication) for five products from the state – Karsog Kulth, Thangi of Pangi, Chamba Metal Crafts, Chamba Chukh, and…
Context Recently, China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time marking a great advance in the country’s nuclear power research capabilities. About HL-2M Tokamak…
Context Recently, NASA has confirmed that the Near-Earth Object called 2020 SO is the rocket booster that helped lift the space agency’s Surveyor spacecraft toward the Moon in 1966. About Surveyor-2…
Context Recently, a massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory — one of the world’s largest — collapsed on after sustaining severe damage, following 57 years of astronomical discoveries.…
Context Recently, a powerful new telescope ASKAP, in Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record-breaking time, revealing a million new galaxies and opening the way to new…
Context The US drugmaker Moderna said it was applying for emergency use authorisation for its vaccine in India. A few days earlier, Pfizer applied for emergency use authorisation for the vaccine it…
Context The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched world-class premium-grade Petrol (with Octane number 100) in the country. What is XP100? It is petrol developed by Indian Oil…
