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• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 20, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:Bengaluru-based scientists have developed a new material that can help in tapping waste heat produced by all kinds of domestic and industrial appliances, and use it to accomplish other useful work.The heat from the laptop, for exam

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 18, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Science & Technology, IPRsCONTEXT:Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the Australian government over paying for

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 09, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.NEWS IN DETAILS:Unmanned craft, called Amal, Arabic for Hope, had reached the

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 08, Feb 2021

CONTEXT:Parliamentary Panel Slammed the government for its ‘laid-back approach’ and delay in conducting 5G trials.It has said that sufficient preparatory work had not been undertaken for introducing 5G services in IndiaCountry was likely to witness only partial

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 06, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:On Thursday, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) Council held its maiden meeting and approved the establishment of the world’s largest radio telescope.WHAT ARE RADIO TELESCOPES?Unlike optical telescopes, radio te

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 05, Feb 2021

TAGS: GS-3: Science & Technology, IPRsCONTEXT:The Government has launched a campaign namely Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness Campaign (KAPILA) forIntellectual property literacy andCreating patent awarenessNodal Ministry: Ministry o

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 03, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Infrastructure: Telecom SectorGS-3: Security: Cyber SecurityCONTEXT:The Delhi High Court ordered the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to ensure “complete and strict” implementation of the regulation issued by it in 2018 for curbing unsolicited c

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 03, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:On January 31, Stardust 1.0 was launched from Loring Commerce Centre in Maine, US, a former military base, becoming the first commercial space launch powered by biofuel, which is non-toxic for the environment as opposed to traditionall

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 06, Nov 2020

Why in News?The ICT grand challenge invites proposal for developing a ‘Smart water supply measurement and monitoring system’.ICT Grand Challenge which bring innovative, modular, and cost effective solution.The system would collect and facilitate centralised monitor

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 22, Oct 0221

Why in News?The Health Ministry has categorised Delta Plus variant of coronavirus as a ‘variant of concern’. It has been detected in many states.What is a ‘variant of concern’?It is one for which there is evidence of:An increase in transmiss