Researchers from IIT Madras and IISER Kolkata have developed a method to detect minute quantities of chemicals in solution. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 They use a variation of absorption spectroscopy that surpasses the systemic limits imposed by conventional absorption spectroscopy. With this technique, they can, in principle, illuminate the insides of cells and detect […]
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The Indian Railways Organisation of Alternative Fuels (IROAF) recently invited bids for Hydrogen Fuel Cell based Train on Indian Railways Network, which will be used to determine whether diesel-run trains can be operated by using hydrogen instead. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The project entails retrofitting Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) in 89 km Sonipat-Jind
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways informed that the share of natural gas in the primary energy mix is envisaged to increase to 15% by 2030 by boosting domestic production and procuring LNG. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 LNG imports are under Open General Licensing (OGL) category and establishment of LNG infrastructure, including LNG terminals,
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently secured Patent registration for its innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The patent certificate was issued to KVIC’s Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI), Jaipur, on 2nd August 2021, by the Controller of Patent, Intellectual Property of India.
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Union Minister for Science & Technology informed Lok Sabha that India will be 22,480 MW Nuclear power by 2031. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 More nuclear power plants are also planned in future and the nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22480 MW by the year 2031 from the current 6780 MW. There are
Boeing is going get its spaceflight program back with an uncrewed flight of its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The spacecraft, which is called the Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) , is part of an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is part
A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has developed hydrogen manufacturing route which increases its production three times and lowers the energy required that could pave the way towards environment-friendly hydrogen fuel at a lower cost. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As a fuel, hydrogen has a critical role to play
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On May 27, a preprint titled The complete sequence of the human genome was posted in the online repository bioRxiv. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In this preprint, scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium, an international collaboration of around 30 institutions, reported the most complete sequencing of the human genome until now. They have, in
Stars like our Sun can go through a mid-life crisis, according to new research carried out by scientists from IISER Kolkata. This can lead to dramatic changes in their activity and rotation rates. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 At about 4.6 billion years of age, the sun is middle aged, that is, it will continue
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Geo-imaging satellite for earth observation EOS-03 is scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The satellite would enable near real-time monitoring of natural disasters like floods and cyclones. EOS-03 is capable of imaging the whole country 4-5 times daily. In addition to natural disasters, EOS-03 would also enable
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