Author: Ayush Rathore

The Indian Air Force (IAF), in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), has created a “Fleet Card-Fuel on the Move” for its diverse fleet of vehicles in order to bring about a paradigm shift in the logistics management of fuel in its inventory. IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari unveiled the “Fleet Card” at Headquarters Western Air Command on Monday. The IAF said, “With the availability of the Fleet Card, the convoy will be able to fill up at any IOCL fuel station, enhancing the speed of movement and decreasing the lead time for preparedness at operational areas…

A proposal is being prepared with the assistance of Prague University for Kozhikode. Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, Sanjayan, S.K. Pottekkatt, M.T. Vasudevan Nair, N.N. Kakkad, and U.A. Khader are among Kerala’s most illustrious writers. Literary periodicals like the Matrabhumi weekly, a wide network of libraries, and annual literary events like the Kerala Literature Festival all contribute to this. With the aid of UNESCO, the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) requested that Kozhikode be designated as a “City of Literature.” It is one of the six “Creative Cities” that KILA intends to construct. Thiruvananthapuram is seeking the title of “City of Peace,”…

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given its approval for the GSAT 7B, which would be a multiband, military grade satellite for the Army. According to reports, these satellites would not only be used for communication but would also enable round-the-clock surveillance of India’s borders, a function that the country currently lacks. GSAT 7B would enable coordinated communication between the Indian Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. This will be the Army’s first exclusive communication satellite when it launches, and it will serve as a force multiplier and fail-safe communication support for the force as it evolves more towards…

President Joe Biden of the United States has agreed to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union to meet the continent’s energy demands. In the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, European countries are attempting to wean themselves from Russian energy supplies. Until 2030, the United States will provide the EU with at least 50 billion cubic meters of LNG. This is done to diminish Europe’s reliance on Russian energy exports and therefore neutralize the Kremlin’s influence on Europe to a significant extent. Around 40% of Europe’s natural gas requirements are met through Russian shipments. Germany and many Eastern…

It allows its operator to see and attack an armed target, without exposing himself for any counterattack.   The Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in Pune developed the corner-shot weapon system (CSWS) as a special purpose weapon. It is ideally suited for urban, close-quarter scenarios since it can engage targets situated behind corners while the system bends and gathers video feed, saving soldiers from any surprise counter-attack.   The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jammu and Kashmir police are in the process of inducting a corner-shot weapon system (CSWS) conceived and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation…

Without the protection of the Earth’s atmosphere, astronauts have an increased exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation, high-energy waves that can take electrons from atoms in the body, bombards Earth every day. Ionizing radiation exposure at high levels can cause radiation sickness and cancer. Fortunately, our planet’s magnetosphere and atmosphere keep almost all of this radiation from reaching Earth’s surface, which is generated by the sun and galactic cosmic rays from exploding stars. However, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), which is still shielded by the magnetosphere but not by the atmosphere, are exposed to higher…

The Fields Medal and the Abel Prize are two of the most prestigious international mathematics awards. While the Fields Medal recognises outstanding work by a mathematician under the age of forty, the Abel Prize is more of a career achievement award for significant contributions to an area of mathematics. The recipient of the 2022 Abel Prize, the highest award in mathematics, was announced by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Dennis Parnell Sullivan, a mathematician at the City University of New York’s Graduate School and University Center, has won the Abel Prize for 2022. According to the citation, “for…

Extreme heat events have become more frequent, larger, and longer as a result of human-caused global warming. What used to be extremely rare occurrences are now becoming increasingly prevalent.   Climate change is increasing people’s exposure to heat. Extreme temperature events have been documented to be rising in frequency, duration, and magnitude over the world. The number of persons exposed to heatwaves grew by roughly 125 million between 2000 and 2016.   n numerous parts of the country, heat waves have been reported.   The core heatwave zone stretches across Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,…

A MiG-31K fighter jet with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile flies over Moscow’s Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in 2018. The reported use of hypersonic weapons by Russia in Ukraine in recent days is not just an indication that the military is turning to more lethal weapons, but also an opportunity for Russia to show off weapons it claims it has been developing for years. Last Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense declared that it had used a hypersonic missile in the current battle with Ukraine for the first time. “A vast underground storage containing missiles and aviation…

A seemingly unsolvable black hole paradox postulated by physicist Stephen Hawking could finally be solved – thanks to wormholes traversing space-time. Hawking discovered that black holes aren’t completely black in the 1970s, but he didn’t recognize the massive problem he had caused at the time. Black holes were thought to be extremely simple before his discovery, according to physicists. Sure, all kinds of sophisticated information fell into them, but the black holes sucked it all in and never let it out. Hawking discovered, however, that black holes emit radiation and can eventually evaporate completely, a process known as Hawking radiation.…