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Iran space mission sends monkey to space for second time
Iran has revealed that it has successfully sent a monkey into space for the second time in 2013 as part of a space mission aimed at manned space flight. As per Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, the monkey – named Fargam, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
DRDO develops heavy drop system improving Army's para-dropping capacity
DRDO has developed a 16 ton capacity Heavy Drop System (HDS) to improve Army’s para-dropping capacity. The system (HDS) consists of a platform and a highly advanced system of parachutes to drop loads consisting of military stores such as vehicles including ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
China's Jade Rabbit makes soft landing on Moon
China’s Chang’e-3 lunar spacecraft which is carrying its first moon rover Yutu or Jade Rabbit rover made a “soft landing” on the moon since 1976. With this accomplishment China has joined the elite club of the US and Russia to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
The coldest place on Earth is in East Antarctica
NASA satellites discovered a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, the coldest place on earth. The remote region plunged as low as minus 94.7oC (minus 135.8oF). This beat the previous record of -89.2 degrees Celsius measured at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
US and UK spying on virtual world, online games
As per the secret documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, in an effort to identify terrorist threats, US and British spies have reportedly penetrated the massive communities playing video games such as World of War craft, etc. Why are US ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
PFBTA: Newly discovered greenhouse gas '7,000 times more potent than CO2'
Researchers at University of Toronto have discovered a new greenhouse gas that is 7,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide to cause greenhouse effect which causes warming of the Earth. As per the scientists, the newly discovered gas, PerFluoroTriButylAmine (PFTBA), ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Oldest known human DNA decoded
The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have decoded the oldest DNA ever found. They have almost completely decoded the mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) taken from four-lakh year old thigh bone of human family ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Tejas test-fires missile successfully
India’s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully launched an infrared seeking air-to-air missile that hit its target with precision. With the success achieved in the test, the plan to induct the aircraft in the Indian Air ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine
In a major scientific development, scientists at Oxford University have developed a new malaria vaccine which can guard against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical trial in which some of the adult volunteers were completely protected against ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic
In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need for encryption of Internet traffic ? The move by Microsoft is in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs