BL Lacertae – UPSC Prelims
BL Lacertae blazar or super massive black hole is 10 million light-years away and is among the 50 most prominent […]
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Nanophotonics – UPSC Prelims
Nanophotonics or nano-optics is the study of the behaviour of light on the nanometer scale, and of the interaction of nanometer-scale objects with light. Small lasers have various
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy – UPSC Prelims
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disease. The person suffering from this disease cannot control the
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Hope Probe Mission – UPSC Prelims
Mars mission of UAE ‘Hope’ was developed by UAE scientists in the USA and was launched in July 2020 from
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Einsteinium – UPSC Prelims
Einsteinium, named after Albert Einstein is a synthetic element with the symbol Es and atomic number 99. It was discovered
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Sleeping Sickness or Human African trypanosomiasis – UPSC Prelims
Sleeping Sickness or Human African trypanosomiasis: It is a vector-borne parasitic disease. Caused by: It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites
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Coal Liquefaction – UPSC Prelims
Coal Liquefaction: It is a process in which coal is converted into liquid fuels or petrochemicals. There are several processes
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INS Kavaratti – UPSC Prelims
INS Kavaratti: It is an anti-submarine warfare corvette of the Indian Navy built under Project 28. Built by: It has been designed
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Plasma Therapy – UPSC Prelims
Plasma: Plasma also called Blood Plasma is the single largest component of human blood. Functions: maintain blood pressure and volume
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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy(SOFIA) – UPSC Prelims
SOFIA: It is an airborne observatory jointly built by NASA and German Aerospace Centre. It features a reflecting telescope mounted on