Dark matter
Researchers led by Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Japan used the gravitational lensing effect to look for primordial black holes between the earth and the Andromeda galaxy.
Future launches by ISRO-String of ‘defence’ satellites
From May 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send up at least eight earth observation (EO) satellites of varied hues and at the rate of almost one a month.
Enzyme to arrest bacteria cell growth discovered
Scientists at the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) have discovered a new enzyme which helps in breaking cell walls of bacteria.
India’s first electronic surveillance satellite-EMISAT
Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s first electronic surveillance satellite, EMISAT, from Sriharikota in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
U.S. tracking debris from ASAT test
The United States has reacted to Prime Minister Modi’s statement that India had successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in what he termed Mission Shakti.
Mission Shakti- Anti-satellite missile test
In an incremental advance, India successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti.
Sharp rise in H1N1 cases
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PSLV C-45
PSLV- C45 which will carry EMISAT, the primary satellite and 28 international customer satellites is scheduled to launch on April 01, 2019 subject to weather conditions.
Lancet on TB
As World Health Organisation report in 2017, out of the 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally, 2.74 million were from India which showing a marginal reduction from 2.79 million in 2016.
Evidence of water on asteroid Bennu
Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid Bennu.