JT-60SA
Posted in Science & Technology Alternative Energy

JT-60SA | International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor | Nuclear fusion

JT-60SA, world’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor was inaugurated in Japan recently.

1000-qubit quantum chip – Condor
Posted in Science & Technology ICT Physics

1000-qubit quantum chip – Condor

IBM released first-ever 1,000-qubit quantum chip named Condor has superconducting qubits arranged in a honeycomb pattern.

ALMA
Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) Telescope

Astronomers detect a circumstellar disk around a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (satellite galaxy of the Milky Way).

Web3
Posted in Science & Technology ICT

Web3

The report titled “Unlocking the Web3 Potential: India’s Journey from a Talent Exporter to a Product Powerhouse” was recently released by Primus Partners Pvt Ltd (Primus) – a management consulting services provider.

World Malaria Report 2023
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Health

World Malaria Report 2023

As per the World Malaria Report 2023, there’s a declining trend in malaria cases in India, even as the global numbers are on the rise.

Lightning
Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon Physics Science & Technology

Lightning

Death toll due to lightning strikes rises to 24 in Gujarat.

Fibre Optic Cables
Posted in Science & Technology ICT

Fibre Optic Cables

Article in The Hindu – Fibre optic cables: its origins, working and different functions.

mpox
Posted in Biology

Mpox (monkeypox)

UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time.

GDPIR | SIF
Posted in Science & Technology ICT

Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository | Social Impact Fund

Prime Minister of India announced the launch of Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository (GDPIR) and Social Impact Fund (SIF).

Exemptions under RTI Act
Posted in Polity Legislations Science & Technology

CERT – In | Exemptions under RTI Act

Central government has added the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to a list of organisations that are exempted from the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005.

XPoSat
Posted in Space Science

XPoSat | PSLV

Context: About XPoSAT Polarimetry – a technique to measure the polarisation of light. It is a powerful tool that allows astronomers…

Near Space Region
Posted in Science & Technology Geography Space Science

Near Space Region

China sets up Near-Space Command for Hypersonic Weapons Force.