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Internet Security Threat Report: India third most vulnerable country to cyber threats
According to recently published Internet Security Threat Report, India emerged as third most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware in 2017. India has moved up by one place over previous year. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
ASPIRE: NASA successfully tests supersonic Mars landing parachute
NASA has successfully conducted Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) to test supersonic parachute that will help its space exploration missions to land on Mars. The parachute was launched aboard of sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Tiangong-1: China's space lab plummets to earth, burns up over Pacific Ocean
China’s out-of-control Tiangong-1 space lab has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, landing in middle of the South Pacific Ocean near world’s ‘spacecraft cemetery or graveyard’. Most of its parts were burned up during gravity-propelled re-entry process. The spacecraft cemetery also known as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
ISRO losses contact with communication satellite GSAT-6A
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has lost contact with India’s most powerful communication GSAT-6A satellite in less than 48 hours after it was launched. The loss in contact is believed to have been caused by power system failure or short ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Interstitium: Scientists discover new organ in human body
Scientists have discovered new organ in human body and have named it as ‘interstitium’. It will be the 80th organ in the human body. It might be might be also the biggest organ in human body It was discovered while ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
ISRO successfully launches GSAT-6A satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched GSAT 6A communication satellite on board of GSLV-F08 rocket from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This was overall 12th GSLV flight (and fifth successful) and sixth flight with indigenously built cryogenic upper stage engine. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
InSight Mission: NASA’s first mission to explore deep interior of Mars
NASA will send first-ever mission named as InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. InSight will be stationary lander that will be launched in May 2018. It will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
China launches twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space
China has successfully sent pair of twin Beidou-3MEO satellites – Beidou-30 and Beidou-31 –into space as part of its third and final stage of launching its domestic Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. They were launched on board Long March-3B carrier ..