INSAT-3DR: Geostationary Weather Satellite Orbit & Payloads
Why in news? Recent INSAT-3DR images showed extensive cloud cover over India. An analysis estimated coverage across roughly 60 to 70 per cent. Visible...
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Why in news? Recent INSAT-3DR images showed extensive cloud cover over India. An analysis estimated coverage across roughly 60 to 70 per cent. Visible...
Why in news? Indian researchers have described a new long-necked dinosaur from Gujarat’s Kachchh Basin. They named the species Ceratocaudia antiqua....
Why in news? Indian researchers added borophene to castor oil for the first time. A very small amount sharply reduced friction between steel surfaces....
Why in news? The ePlane Company unveiled India’s first full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing prototype. The aircraft is called e200X, wh...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India added two services to the RajmargYatra application. Eligible nearby residents can now request a ...
Why in news? India approved QDENGA for people aged four to sixty years. It is India’s first approved vaccine against dengue. The Drug Controller Gen...
Why in news? India commissioned a precise time-dissemination network using White Rabbit technology. The demonstration connected Bengaluru with the Nat...
Why in news? New York City investigated a Legionnaires’ disease cluster. By 18 July, city officials had reported 72 confirmed cases. Two people had ...
Why in news? India’s securities regulator warned companies about a growing “boss scam”. Criminals impersonate senior executives and demand urgen...
Why in news? The United States reported a sharp seasonal rise in cyclosporiasis. Authorities confirmed 1,645 domestically acquired cases after 1 May 2...
Why in news? An international science team is sailing towards Greenland. Its six-week mission begins on 16 July 2026. Researchers will study how glaci...
Why in news? Scientists tracked mobile intron material moving between very different microorganisms. It travelled from a bacterial predator into dead ...