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PARAM PORUL Supercompute

In News PARAM PORUL is a state-of-the-art supercomputer which was recently set up at NIT Tiruchirappalli. About PARAM PORUL PARAM PORUL supercomputing facility is established under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). Technology: PARAM PORUL system is based on Direct Contact Liquid Cooling technology  This will obtain a high power usage effectiveness and […]

National Technology Day

In News Every year, the 11th of May is celebrated as National Technology Day. About  History: It is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.  India successfully test-fired its Shakti-1 nuclear missile in operation called Pokhran-II, also codenamed Operation Shakti. The nuclear missile was tested at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test […]

Argon-40 in Moon’s Atmosphere

In News Recently, Chandrayaan-2 made the first observations of distribution of Argon-40 in the Moon’s atmosphere. Key Findings Lunar exospheric species:  These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species, as well as on the radiogenic activities in the first few tens of metres below the lunar surface. Number density:  CHACE-2 observations […]

Boltzmann Medal

In News Recently, Deepak Dhar (Indian physicist) and John J. Hopfield (American physicist) have been chosen for the Boltzmann medal. Boltzmann Medal About: Initiated in 1975 Nobel laureate (1982) K.G. Wilson was the first recipient.  It has been given to one or two persons, once in three years.  The award consists of the gilded Boltzmann […]

HANSA-NG

In Context  Recently, HANSA-NG has successfully completed the sea-level trials in Puducherry from February 19 to March 5.  The objectives of sea level trials were to evaluate handling qualities, climb / cruise performance, balked landing, structural performance including positive & negative G, power plant and other systems performance.  All the objectives of the sea level […]

Origami Metamaterials

In News  Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed such a material, called Origami metamaterials which could have many uses. What is Origami Metamaterial? The origami metamaterials are made by joining panels along their edges to form ‘creases’ about which the structure locally ‘folds’. These combine the Japanese art of paper folding (origami) […]

Indian Neutrino Observatory Project

In News  Tamil Nadu has conveyed to the Supreme Court that it does not want the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be set up in a sensitive ecological zone in the Western Ghats. Indian Neutrino Observatory Project About: The setting up of an INO was approved by the Union cabinet for studying fundamental particles called […]

India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) 2.0.

In News,  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed a new model of “Federated Digital Identities” under the India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) 2.0. India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA) It was first proposed and designed in 2017 “with a view to enabling alignment of the IT developments with the business vision of government organisations. […]

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)

In News Recently ,the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) announced that indigenous Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will have its maiden development flight in April 2022.  The SSLV-D1 Micro SAT will be launched in April 2022.   Image Courtesy:nsilindia About  Dr  S Somanath (New Chairman of ISRO ) is credited with designing and […]

Drone Certification Scheme

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) notified the Drone Certification Scheme to make certification of drones simpler, faster and transparent.  About  The drone certification scheme notified under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules, 2021. The certification criteria mentioned in the drone certification scheme (DCS) will be applicable to indigenous drone manufacturers, […]