India’s development in the fields of science and technology Science and technology are widely acknowledged to be essential components of social and economic development. Scientific knowledge and new technologies can help tackle many of the problems that affect countries. Some of the global challenges science and technology could solve are as follows:- Providing Safe drinking-water […]
Chandrayaan-2 mission by ISRO | UPSC – IAS ISRO is planning to launch Chandrayaan-2 mission by mid-July 2019. Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, the mission is planned to be launched to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III. Chandrayaan-2 is a
Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope Project | UPSC – IAS The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope project proposed to be built in Australia and South Africa. If built, it would have a total collecting area of approximately one square kilometre. It would operate over a wide range of frequencies and its size
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mission| NASA | UPSC – IAS The NASA has selected a new mission Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) and is expected to be launched in August 2022, attached to the exterior of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station. Atmospheric waves are motions of air in the Earth’s atmosphere which have different spatial (meters to
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission | UPSC – IAS The first-ever mission to demonstrate the capability to deflect an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft with it at high speed – a technique known as a kinetic impactor. Nasa’s dart mission will test our planetary defense capabilities against asteroids. What is kinetic impactor ? –
About Mission Shakti| ISRO and DRDO | UPSC – IAS On March 27, India carried out an anti satellite (ASAT) test using an interceptor missile (as a kinetic kill vehicle) to neutralise a target satellite (possibly the Microsat-R launched in January this year) in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of around 300
About Param Shivay Supercomputer Param Shivay the first super computer designed & built under the National Supercomputing Mission by C-DAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing) at IIT-BHU (Varanasi). Although India’s first supercomputer called PARAM 8000 was launched in 1991 was built by CDAC.. Param Shivay Supercomputer Specification Param Shivay Supercomputer will Include the following specifications:- 833
Removedebris satellite Mission | UPSC – IAS RemoveDEBRIS was launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon refill spacecraft on 2 April 2018 as part of the CRS-14 (Commercial Resupply Service mission), arriving at the International Space Station on 4 April. Deployment of the satellite from the station’s Kibo module via robotic Canadarm-2 took place on 20 June
Role of Space Technology in Border Management | UPSC IAS Sealing the entire border is a significant challenge mainly due to variations in the terrain and topography like mountain ranges, sea, tropical forest or climate factors, including desert or thinly populated regions. Space technology provides one of the more effective means to overcome it. Significance
What is Space Diplomacy ? | UPSC – IAS | NASA Space Diplomacy is the art and practice of using space to conduct International Relations and furthering National Interest. Space has emerged as new arena for competition and cooperation for global powers to compete and establish supremacy. Space technology being highly complex gives any nation
These two images of the Sun show how the number of sunspots varies over the course of a sunspot cycle. The image on the left, with many sunspots, was taken near solar max in March 2001. The right hand image, in which no spots are evident, was taken near solar min in January 2005. Images
France-based company Atos signed agreement with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for designing, building and installing Bull Sequana – the supercomputer in India. About BullSequana Atos will supply Bull Sequana XH200 supercomputer to India to create a network of over 70 high-performance supercomputing facilities with a cumulative computing power of more than 10 petaflops,
About National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (CSP) It is a comprehensive mission which would address technology development, application development, human resource development, skill enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber-Physical Systems and associated technologies. Implementation | UPSC – IAS | PIB It aims at establishment of 15 numbers of Technology Innovation Hubs, six numbers of
Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite | UPSC – IAS | ISRO ISRO’s PSLV C43 launched India’s first Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) along with 30 foreign satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (Hysis) is an earth observation satellite built around ISRO’s Mini Satellite-2 (IMS-2) bus. About the Hyperspectral Imaging Technology | UPSC – IAS
