Thirty Meter Telescope, SMAP, GOCE, MAST
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TMT, SMAP, GOCE, MAST Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Mauna Kea volcano summit, in Hawaii; will be finished by 2020 Partner countries – India, US, Canada, Japan, China Cost of the…
Indian Navy Warships Projects
Indian Navy Warships Projects INS Chakra Nuclear powered submarine under a 10-year lease from Russia since 2012. Negotiations are underway to lease an additional Akula-class attack submarine Arihant Class Submarine…
Missiles India
Missiles India Ballistic Missiles Launched from land or sea; follows a trajectory with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target Usually carry a nuclear warhead and are…
INO, PROVe, TOPs, NISAR
INO, PROVe, TOPs, NISAR Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) India’s first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle (PROVe) operationalized in North Antarctica Indigenously built by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) under…
IRNSS, GAGAN, GSAT, ASTROSAT
IRNSS, GAGAN, GSAT, ASTROSAT Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) With an investment of 1420 Cr, 7 Satellites to be put in space by ISRO Will cover India + 1,500…
Mars Orbiter Mission India (Mangalyaan)
Mars Orbiter Mission India (Mangalyaan) Few Facts About Planet Mars Mars has two moons viz. Phobos and Deimos One Martian year is of 687 days Mars gravity is 1/3rd of…
Launch Vehicles for Satellites & Space Probes
Launch Vehicles for Satellites & Space Probes Launch Vehicles are used to transport and put satellites & space probes into space Satellites Orbits Height Classification to under different types of…
Types of Satellite Orbits
Types of Satellite Orbits How satellites move in space A satellite’s orbit works because of a balance between two forces viz. Satellite’s velocity – the speed it is travelling in…
Types of Satellites
Types of Satellites Satellite refers to a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space. A satellite is an artificial object which has…
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize 1896 > Dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel (Sweden) died, Left fund to give awards in 5 categories > Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace Later 6th Category added > Economics funded by…
Prominent Elements & Compounds
Prominent Elements & Compounds Carbon & Its Compounds Catenation Self-linking property to form a long chain Carbon Black Soot obtained when NG, Kerosene, Petroleum etc. are burnt in limited supply…
Biotechnology, Vitamins, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acid
Biotechnology, Vitamins, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acid Branches of life sciences Zoology Study that covers animals and animal life Genetics Study about heredity Pathology About diagnosing, treating, preventing illness, disease,…
