Category: Science and Technology

CNES to participate in ISRO’s Venus Mission, to be launched in 2025

October 2, 2020

• The French Space Agency CNES announced that it is to participate in ISRO’s Venus Mission, SHUKRAYAAN that is to be launched in 2025.

DRDO Research lab to be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region, Morena district in Madhya Pradesh

September 15, 2020

• A Research lab of DRDO at a cost of 2 thousand crore rupees will be opened in Kailaras-Jaura region of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

New Disinfectant Sprays developed by IPFT

September 12, 2020

• Two new technologies namely “Disinfectant spray for surface application” and “Disinfectant spray for Vegetables & fruits” have been developed by the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) to remove pesticide residues left over on the surface.

ICMR clinical trial finds convalescent plasma therapy against COVID-19 to be ineffective

September 10, 2020

• The trials called PLACID Trials were conducted between 22nd April and 14th July at 39 centres across the country. 
• There was not any significant difference in mortality rates between those who received convalescent plasma therapy and those in the control group.

Haryana launches chatbot ”Apka Mitra”

September 9, 2020

• Haryana launched an educational WhatsApp chatbot ”Apka Mitra” to resolve any admission-related queries of the students. Students can ask their query on WhatsApp chatbot number 7419444449 to get any information regarding admissions, scholarships etc.

DRDO tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle

September 8, 2020

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle which has been developed indigenously.

Affordable Solar Powered Battery Developed by CMERI

September 5, 2020

• To tackle the Water Crisis in Agriculture, CSIR-CMERI developed an affordable Solar Powered Battery based Sprayers. Recently CMERI has already developed the world’s largest solar tree in Durgapur, West Bengal.

IIT-Bombay students launch scanning app named ‘AIR Scanner’

September 1, 2020

• AIR Scanner, a free-of-cost mobile application, has been developed by Rohit Kumar Chaudhary and Kavin Agrawal, two final-year B.Tech students in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay under PM Modi’s Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.

World’s Largest Solar Tree developed by CSIR-CMERI

September 1, 2020

• The CSIR-CMERI has set up the world’s largest solar tree at its residential colony in Durgapur, West Bengal. The solar tree has an installed capacity above 11.5 kWp.
• The annual capacity of the solar tree will include generating about 12,000-14,000 units of clean and green power.
• Objective: to ensure maximum exposure of each Solar PV Panel to sunlight and create least amount of shadow area beneath.

‘world’s most affordable’ respirator mask : IIT Hyderabad

August 31, 2020

• The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, has launched a novel respirator mask in the country.