In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. About Set up by: Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL). This is the first time a private sector company would be manufacturing a full aircraft in the country. This […]
In News The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on a series of improvements to the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). Key Points Not in Regular Use: Though NavIC is available for use in mainland India as well as a range of 1,500 km around it, it isn’t in wide regular use in India. […]
In News The Union minister for Road, Transport and Highways recently launched Toyota’s first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India. Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV): Characteristic features: An FFV SHEV has a flex-fuel engine and an electric powertrain. It thus provides a dual benefit of higher […]
In News India’s first dark sky reserve is set to come up in Hanle, Ladakh, by the end of the year. About Indian Astronomical Observatory Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) is one of the world’s highest observatories. It is located at a height of 14.8k feet in Hanle, Ladakh. It will come up within the Changthang […]
In News Recently, the humanoid “Vyommitra” was designed and developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). About Vyommitra Meaning It is the ‘female’ AI-enabled robot astronaut. It is a half-humanoid lacking lower limbs. Characteristics It has been designed to resemble a human with facial expressions and speech and sight capabilities. Development IISU was responsible […]
Context The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices to be sold in India from next year. About Indigenous technology: NavIC is an independent stand-alone navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Reliable alternative: It acts as an alternative to the […]
In News Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioned the development of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk2 at a total cost of ?9,000 crore. About The LCA-Mk2 will be a heavier and much more capable aircraft than the current LCA variants and the LCA-Mk1A. Features: The Mk2 is 1350 mm longer, featuring canards Enhanced range […]
In News Recently, India’s largest telecom company Reliance announced the launch of its 5G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai this year with an aim to expand and cover the entire country by 2023. The company said it will launch its 5G services on standalone 5G architecture. 5G smartphone ecosystem in India Steady rise: […]
In News Recently, the government has exempted Boeing 787 aircraft in India from complying with indigenously developed GAGAN navigation system until December 2025 as the aircraft manufacturer has said that it involves a major design change. About Civil Aviation Policy 2016: It said that all other aircraft have to comply with GAGAN. The deadline for […]
In News In recent months, various automakers have launched hybrid electric vehicles in India. Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) About: A HEV uses an internal combustion engine (ICE) (a petrol/diesel engine) and one or more electric motors to run. It is powered by the electric motor alone, which uses energy stored in batteries, by the ICE, […]
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