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Internet connection in the rain, why it get interrupted (TH)

In the 1860s, the Scottish physicist James Maxwell predicted the existence of a new kind of ‘electromagnetic’ waves that travel at a speed of ~300 million metres/second. A couple of decades on, Heinrich Hertz experimentally verified Maxwell’s theory and, in 1895, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrated for the first time wireless communication with elec... .Read more

Updated on 22 September, 2020 Science and Technology

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Aircraft carrier- Indian Navy (TH)

Context: INS Viraat to head to Alang yard for dismantling. Analysis The Indian Navy currently operates one aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, while the second, INS Vikrant, is under construction in Cochin, due for commissioning in 2022.  There had been demands from various quarters to not let Viraat be scrapped like we did with INS Vi... .Read more

Updated on 22 September, 2020 Science and Technology

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Use of Chemicals and Pesticides for Ripening of Fruits (PIB)

As per the information provided by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, use of acetylene gas, commonly known as carbide gas, is prohibited in ripening of fruits under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011.  However, ripening of fruits by using e... .Read more

Updated on 21 September, 2020 Science and Technology

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Private Sector Participation in Space Sector and IN-SPACe Vs NSIL Vs Antrix (PIB)

Government has created Indian National Space, Promotion & Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), under Department of Space to encourage, promote and hand hold the private sector for their participation in Space Sector.  Private players will also be able to use ISRO infrastructure through IN-SPACe. The role of New Space India Limited (NSIL) in t... .Read more

Updated on 19 September, 2020 Science and Technology

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Explained explained: What is serial interval, and how can it be managed to control Covid-19? (IE)

What is serial interval? The serial interval is the duration between symptom onset of a primary case and symptom onset of secondary cases (contacts) generated by the primary case.  In simple terms, the serial interval is the gap between the onset of Covid-19 symptoms in Person A and Person B, who is infected by Person A.  What does changes in ... .Read more

Updated on 19 September, 2020 Science and Technology

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New Atomic Power Plants (PIB)

In recent years, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of new nuclear power reactors. The details of these projects are given below: Indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)  Madhya Pradesh Chutka Karnataka... .Read more

Updated on 18 September, 2020 Science and Technology