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India to expand NaVIC

October 26, 2022

India is planning to expand the regional satellite navigation system NavIC. Key facts The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is currently planning to expand the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). It had sought the government’s permission to launch 12 additional ..

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Allmenia multiflora

October 26, 2022

A new species of plant named Allmenia multiflora was discovered on the granite hillocks of Palakkad. Key facts Allmenia multiflora is a new species belonging to the genus Allmania. It is only the second species of the Allmania genus found in the world. The new species ..

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Human brain cells integrated into new-born rats

October 14, 2022

Scientists have successfully implanted and integrated human neurons into new-born rats. Key facts Studying of complex psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and autism is difficult since animals do not experience them like people and human beings cannot be used for the ..

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Exercise PowerEX-2022

October 13, 2022

CERT-In and Power-CSIRTs recently organized the cybersecurity exercise called PowerEX. Key facts Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX” was designed and organized jointly by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector). The CERT-In ..

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Kuafu-1: China’s first space-based solar telescope

October 12, 2022

The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) – China’s first space-based solar telescope – was launched recently. Key facts The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched aboard the Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern ..

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NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft

October 11, 2022

Dragonfly rotorcraft will be launched by the American space agency in 2027 to study Titan – the largest moon of Saturn. Key facts Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to be launched in 2027 and reach the Selk Crater region on Titan ..

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Chandrayaan-2 maps sodium content on Moon’s surface

October 10, 2022

For the first time, the spectrometer on Chandrayaan-2 mapped abundance of sodium on the moon. Key facts The x-ray spectrometer called CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer) aboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected a large amount of sodium on the ..

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022

October 7, 2022

Nobel Prize in Chemistry was recently conferred to Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn Bertozzi. Key facts Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless from the United States and Morten Meldal from Denmark received the Nobel Prize for pioneering the new field ..

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Optimus – Tesla’s humanoid robot

October 6, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently unveiled the latest prototype of Optimus – a humanoid robot developed by the American company based in Texas. Key facts The prototype of Optimus was showcased during the annual Tesla AI [artificial intelligence] Day presentation. ..

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2022 Nobel Prize in Physics

October 6, 2022

2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was conferred to scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for the research in the field of quantum mechanics. Key facts Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the Nobel Prize for their ..

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