Science & Technology Current Affairs

Trial run of India’s first hydrogen fuel cell car successfully conducted by CSIR, KPIT

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and KPIT successfully ran trials of India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) prototype car running on an indigenously developed fuel cell stack at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The fuel cell is a low temperature PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) type Fuel Cell […]

Trial run of India’s first hydrogen fuel cell car successfully conducted by CSIR, KPIT Read More »

Flight test of supersonic missile-assisted torpedo release conducted successfully

A successful flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was conducted from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) operations far beyond Torpedo range. This launch and demonstration is

Flight test of supersonic missile-assisted torpedo release conducted successfully Read More »

India successfully tested nuclear-capable Shaurya missile

India has successfully test-fired a new version of the nuclear-capable hypersonic Shaurya missile with a range of 750 kilometres from a defence facility off the Odisha coast. The launch is the latest in a string of recent weapons tests amid military tensions with China in the Ladakh sector. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Shaurya

India successfully tested nuclear-capable Shaurya missile Read More »

Paytm launched Android Mini App Store

Paytm has launched its Android Mini App Store to support Indian developers. This comes after Google recently evicted Paytm from its play store for allegedly violating norms. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Paytm denied any violations, it had initiated discussions with other Indian start-up founders to establish a desi app store. The mini apps

Paytm launched Android Mini App Store Read More »

India successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

India successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with several indigenous features. The test firing of the missile was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO from Balasore in Odisha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile features indigenous Booster and Airframe Section along with many other ‘Made in

India successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile Read More »

DRDO successfully test-fired Laser-Guided Anti Tank Missile

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from the Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points In these tests, the ATGM successfully defeated a target located at 3 km. Laser guided ATGMs lock and track

DRDO successfully test-fired Laser-Guided Anti Tank Missile Read More »

NIMHANS develops new Indian Brain Templates

Neurologists, neurosurgeons and psychiatrists in India can map the brain structure of their patients and make an accurate assessment using Indian Brain Templates (IBT) and a brain atlas developed by a team of neuroscientists from NIMHANS. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The neuroscientists studied over 500 brain scans of Indian patients to develop five

NIMHANS develops new Indian Brain Templates Read More »

SCTIMST developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST) has developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in your body, usually in your legs.

SCTIMST developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis Read More »

India successfully tested indigenous hypersonic technology

Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex at Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The HSTDV, which operates on scramjet engines that can attain the speed of around Mach 6, has been developed by

India successfully tested indigenous hypersonic technology Read More »

Machine learning solution can make exploring geo-resources simpler

Scientists struggling with the manual interpretation of growing seismic data to explore causes of earthquake, particularly when the area is geologically complex, are now armed with a machine learning-based solution that can help in automatic interpretation of this data. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This first of its kind approach has been developed by

Machine learning solution can make exploring geo-resources simpler Read More »