by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 22, 2022 | Science and Technology
Two Kerala-based researchers, M.V. Varkey and Philbin M. Philip, have designed a mechanism to prevent houses from being submerged in floodwaters. The researchers belong to the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University in Thiruvananthapuram who have published their...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 22, 2022 | Science and Technology
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and experts from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have undertaken a first-of-its kind project to set up a dark sky reserve (DSR) in Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, Hanle, in Ladakh, by the beginning of 2023. In...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 20, 2022 | Science and Technology
On September 1, 2022, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced India’s first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV) vaccine ‘Cervavac’ for the prevention of cervical...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 20, 2022 | Science and Technology
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle has been spreading in many Indian states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The current outbreak of this disease started in April 2022, in Kutch, Gujarat, and by August 2022, about 57,000 cattle had...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 19, 2022 | Science and Technology
The term ‘synthetic biology’ refers to the science of using genetic sequencing, editing, and modification of genes to create unnatural organisms or organic molecules, which could function in living systems. Synthetic biology could also mean ‘re-programming’ natural...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 19, 2022 | Archives, Science and Technology
On September 12, 2022, Hughes Communications India, a joint venture of US-based Hughes Network Systems and Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel, in collaboration with ISRO, announced the launch of its first high throughput satellite (HTS) broadband internet service...
