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• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has estimated that the global photovoltaic waste will touch 78 million tonnes by 2050.India is expected to be one of the top five generators of such waste.Key takeaways While India

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Feb 2022

Reference News:-India, being a tropical country, has a significant edge in green hydrogen production due to its favourable geographic conditions and abundant natural resources.Producing hydrogen from renewables in India is likely to be cheaper than

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Feb 2022

Reference News:-NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space enviro

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 17, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Jio has formed a joint-venture with Luxembourg-based SES to deliver satellite broadband services across India.How?The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networks that is a combination of GEO (geostationary equatorial orbit) and MEO (med

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 17, Feb 2022

New guidelines have taken effect to completely de-regulate the geospatial sector in India.AboutGeospatial data is data about objects, events, or phenomena that have a location on the surface of the earth.The location may be static in the short-term, like the location of

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Recently, Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost 40 satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched.However, these satellites have not created any space debris as the satellites were designed to bu

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 15, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO has successfully launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.Key takeaways The PSLV-C52 mission has also

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Scientists in the United Kingdom said they have achieved a new milestone in producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in the Sun.What’s the new record now?A team at the Joint European Torus (JET) faci

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Feb 2022

Reference News:-The government has banned the import of drones with immediate effect, except for research and development, defence and security purposes.The move aims to promote made in India drones.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerc

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Feb 2022

Reference News:-Data from human trials of India’s first homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be presented to authorities for evaluation by the end of the month, and company officials are aiming to roll out the product before April.The mRNA vaccine&n