Category: Science and Technology

VSSUT first to set up Space Innovation-cum-Incubation Centre with ISRO

August 27, 2020

• The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) became the first University in the country to set up a Space Innovation-cum-Incubation Centre with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

ASTROSAT detected UV light from a galaxy, 9.3 billion light-years away

August 27, 2020

• The AstroSat satellite has detected an extreme ultraviolet (UV) ray from a galaxy that is 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth.
• Astrosat is the first multi-wavelength space telescope launched by ISRO from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in 2015. It has a set of five unique X-ray and ultraviolet telescopes. The mission duration was planned for 5 years.

To boost Online learning Google Launches ‘The Anywhere School’

August 25, 2020

• Google launched ‘The Anywhere School’ initiative to boost online learning in more than 250 countries around the world with the aim to benefit millions of students who have switched to learning from home, due to the pandemic.
• Google is also bringing Assignments, an application for learning management system (LMS), which will help the teachers to analyze, distribute and grade the work of students.

Chandrayaan-2 completes one full year around Moon

August 21, 2020

• As per the announcement of Indian Space Research Organisation, the second lunar mission of India, chandrayaan-2 has completed one full year around the moon in lunar orbit.

Researchers from ISRO and IISc develop a sustainable process for making ‘Space Bricks’ on Moon

August 17, 2020

• Researchers from ISRO and IISc developed sustainable processes for making ‘Space Bricks’ on the Moon. These Space Bricks are made up of lunar soil, bacteria and guar beans, which enables them to make load bearing bricks.

‘Atulya’ to disintegrate novel Coronavirus unveiled by Nitin Gadkari

August 13, 2020

• The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari unveiled a microwave indigenously developed device named ‘Atulya’ that can disinfect any premises in just 30 seconds and disintegrating COVID-19 virus.

World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia

August 11, 2020

• World’s first Covid-19 vaccine developed by Russia.  This first coronavirus vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.

First-of-its-kind mobile RT-PCR lab developed by IISc

August 6, 2020

• The latest mobile RT-PCR lab developed by IISc Bengaluru is the country’s only ICMR approved lab which is capable of conducting 9000 RT-PCR tests per month. The first-of-its-kind mobile COVID-19 lab was launched by the Karnataka Education Minister Dr. K Sudhakar.

A mobile App named ‘Family Safety App’ launched by Microsoft

August 1, 2020

• A new mobile app named ‘Family Safety app’ launched by Microsoft for iOS and Android users where parents will be able to monitor the time spent by the kids on devices and limit hours of play.
• This app can also be used for location sharing between family members.

SpaceX launches South Korea’s 1st military satellite

July 23, 2020

• SpaceX successfully launched South Korea’s first military satellite and aced a rocket landing, too, to mark its 12th launch of the year.
• The satellite named “ANASIS-II” was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) by a Falcon 9 rocket. It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US of Florida.