World celebrates 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing
July 20th marked the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing. Apollo 11 was the fifth crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo program. On 20 July 1969, the Eagle module from …
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Moon mission to try landing on Sept 7
ISRO has announced that Chandrayaan-2’s targeted landing date on the lunar South Pole is September 7th. The launch of Chandrayaan-2, which was scheduled to be launched on July 15th, was …
Read MoreDr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates NSG facility at CCMB
Union Minister Science and Technology and Earth Sciences has inaugurated the Next Generation Sequencing(NGS) facility at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. Genome sequencing means determining the …
Read MoreOne case of Chandipura virus infection detected in Gujarat: All you need to know about the virus that affects children
Recently,four cases of suspected Chandipura virus infection were reported in Gujarat. Chandipura virus is named after the town in Maharashtra where the discovery was made and isolated.Chandipura virus is known …
Read MoreEbola vaccine tested during epidemic saves lives in Congo
The World Health Organization(WHO) has suggested that Merck’s vaccine (VSV-EBOV) used during the current outbreaks in Congo was 97.5% efficacious in preventing Ebola infection. Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus–Zaire Ebola virus …
Read MoreSummer User Trials of Nag Missile successfully Conducted by Indian Army
The Indian Army has successfully carried out summer user trials of NAG missile at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The completion of summer user trials will now pave the …
Read MoreElon Musk unveils project on mind-machine interface
Neuralink startup has unveiled a project on human and machine intelligence interface Neuralink has developed technology meant to be implanted into the brain. It is designed to allow people to …
Read MoreIn battle against spread of chikungunya and dengue, ICMR finds unlikely ally — bacteria
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito into which Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria, is introduced. The mosquito variant has been named …
Read MoreHawaii to begin construction of mega-telescope on July 15
Hawaii is set to begin the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). The project was first launched in 2015 but the construction was halted as protesters claimed damage to …
Read MoreBehind Chandrayaan-2’s GSLV Mk-III rocket that developed a glitch
The launch of Chandrayaan-2, India’s second moon mission, was aborted after a technical snag in the launch vehicle system- GSLV Mk-III rocket. GSLV Mk-III has been touted as the most …
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