NASA to launch US-European ocean-monitoring satellite on November 21
November 5, 2020
- On November 21, NASA is planning to launch US-European ocean-monitoring satellite named Sentinel-6.
ISRO to launch Earth Observation Satellite EOS-1 and 9 Customer Satellites
October 30, 2020
- The Indian Space Research Organisation is to launch Earth observation satellite, RISAT-2BR2 and nine other customer satellites by November 7, 2020.
Nokia to build the first-ever cellular network on the Moon
October 23, 2020
- NASA has selected Nokia as a partner to build the first-ever cellular network on the Moon.
NASA spacecraft successfully touches Bennu asteroid
October 22, 2020
- In a first, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) spacecraft successfully touched an asteroid’s surface to collect dust and pebbles on October 20, 2020.
ICMR approves “COVIRAP” test developed by IIT Kharagpur
October 22, 2020
- The Indian Council of Medical Research recently approved the covid-19 test called COVIRAP.It is a Diagnostic machine that was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This kit gives close test results as produced by RT-PCR.
New organ in throat discovered
October 22, 2020
- Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered a new organ in the human throat during a research on prostate cancer.
IIT Madras startup launches ‘mooPay’ for dairy farmers in Rajasthan
October 20, 2020
- The IIT-Madras incubated dairy-tech startup, “Stellapps” has launched a fully-automated direct payment platform, ‘mooPay’, for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.
ISRO all ready to open its facilities for private sector
October 11, 2020
- Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office informed on October 11, 2020, that ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation is all geared up to open its facilities for the private sector.
PARAM Siddhi-AI, India’s fastest AI SuperComputer to be commissioned soon
October 7, 2020
- The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) commissioned the largest HPC-AI supercomputer. HPC-AI is High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
- PARAM-Siddhi has put India among top countries in global AI supercomputing research and innovation. It will help in catalyzing partnerships with MSMEs, Start-ups, Academia and Industries.
NASA launched SS Kalpana Chawla Cargo Spacecraft
October 4, 2020
- NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has launched cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.