Metal CO2 Battery
Context India’s planetary missions like Mars Mission may soon be able to reduce payload mass and launch costs with the help of an indigenously developed Metal CO2 Battery with CO2…
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Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology
Context Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated communication between its two labs using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology. About Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology It…
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NB-IoT: Narrow Band-Internet of Things
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…
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What is Molnupiravir?
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…
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What is Havana Syndrome?
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…
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Himachal Pradesh wants GI status for five products
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…
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HL-2M Tokamak Reactor: The Artificial Sun of China
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…
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Surveyor-2 Spacecraft
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…
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Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory
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.…
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Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)
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…
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