Stalkerware

Stalkerware is a covert spyware used for stalking. A report called “The State of Stalkerware 2020’ revealed that more than 53,000 mobile users are being affected by this monitoring software. According to the report, most affected are those in India, ..

Arktika-M

Arktika-M is a Russian satellite launched recently to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic. This comes as the Kremlin is looking to expand its presence in the Arctic. Launched from Kazakhstan using a Soyuz rocket, this satellite had ..

GOMX-4

GOMX-4 is GomSpace’s (Demark-based nanosatellite manufacturer) research and development mission. It includes two satellites – GOMX-4A and GOMX-4B. These satellites were launched in 2018 at the low Earth orbit. Recently, JP Morgan had successfully tested a blockchain transaction in space ..

Space hurricane

Space hurricane is swirling mass of plasma that rain electrons instead of water into the ionosphere. It may have been created by a large and rapid transfer of solar wind energy and charged particles into the Earth’s upper atmosphere. It ..

Lavender

Lavender is an aromatic herb with medicinal properties. It is a commercially important crop cultivated mainly for production of essential oils. Each litre of lavender essential oil is sold for 10,000 INR. The lavender water, a product that is separated ..

ICLED

ICLED or inter-band cascade light emitting device is a new type of high powered light emitting diode that are used in quantitative analysis of several chemicals. It emits light in the mid IR wavelength regions. It was recently used to ..

Pharohylaeus lactiferous

Pharohylaeus lactiferous is a rare species of native Australian bee that was recently spotted along the east coast of Australia. It was last spotted a century ago (in 1923) in Queensland and only 6 individuals have ever been found. The ..

Devasthal Optical Telescope

Devasthal Optical Telescope is a 3.6 m optical telescope in Nainital in Uttarakhand. It is the largest of its kind (reflecting telescope) in Asia. It was built by ARIES (Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciences) which is an autonomous institute ..

ADFOSC

ADFOSC or Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph & Camera is a low cost optical spectroscope that was designed and developed by the scientists of ARIES, Nainital. This spectroscope will help the Devasthal Optical telescope use event faint light to locate distant quasars, ..

Marine spatial planning

Marine spatial planning is a type of planning for sustainable use of marine resources. It is similar to land use planning and makes use of maps to enable informed decision-making. The National Centre for Coastal Research under the earth sciences ..