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Why do satellites need launch vehicles? The launch vehicle rockets have powerful propulsion systems that generate the huge amount of energy required to lift heavy objects like satellites into space, overcoming the gravitational pull of the earth. Satellites, or payloads as they are often called, sit inside the rocket, and are ejected once they reach …
Context: New tools like ChatGPT have generated a huge amount of interest in artificial intelligence in the past few months. But AI-powered technology has already been playing a growing role in our lives and economies for some time. And while there are concerns about the potential downsides — that it could lead to job losses, …
What is Web3? It is known as the decentralized web, and it caters to the next generation of the Internet, leveraging blockchain technology to create a more open and transparent web. And it’s called Web3. ü Web3 is built on top of existing Internet infrastructure and not in competition with previous versions of the …
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a vision document for rollout of 6G communications technologyin India by 2030. As part of its 6G mission, India will identify priority areas for research by involving all stakeholders including industry, academia and service providers spanning theoretical and simulation studies, proof-of-concept prototypes and demonstrations and early market interventions …
What is a Heat Stroke? A heat stroke or sunstroke is the result of overheating of the body as a result of exposure to high temperatures and humidity, or due to prolonged physical exertion at high temperatures. What exactly happens to the body during a heat stroke? A heat stroke or sunstroke is the result …
Context: The study found that flash droughts occurred more often than slower ones in tropical places like India, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the Amazon basin. What is Flash droughts? Flash droughts, the kind that arrive quickly and can lay waste to crops in a matter of weeks, are becoming more common and faster to …
What is POEM? The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module is a platform that will help perform in-orbit experiments using the final, and otherwise discarded stage of ISRO’s workhorse rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The PSLV is a four-stage rocket where the first three spent stages fall back into the ocean, and the final stage …
Context: The number of tigers in India has increased by 6.74 per cent from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,167 in 2022, according to the figures of the 5th cycle of India’s Tiger Census, which was released to mark 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’. Focus: The PM released the government’s vision for tiger conservation during ‘Amrit …
Context: The government has given the final go-ahead to India’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, project, clearing the way for the construction of the country’s biggest scientific facility that will join the ongoing global project to probe the universe by detecting and studying gravitational waves. What is LIGO? LIGO is an international network of …
Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would pause raising interest rates. Simply put, this means that the EMIs on loans (be it for home or car or business) will not rise for the time being. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee had raised interest rates — more specifically, the repo rate or the …
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