Flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) – Benefits and Drawbacks
What are flex fuel vehicles? A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (informally called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine…
Pralay surface-to-surface missile
What is Pralay? Pralay is the Indian Army’s longest-range tactical ballistic surface-to-surface missile, with the ability to strike targets ranging from 150 to 500 kilometers away. Pralay…
NET NEUTRALITY – WHY TELECOMS WANT TO INTERFERE WITH INTERNET DATA ?
BACKGROUND The internet has become so much a part of the lives of most of the people that it is easy to imagine that it will always…
Space missions to study Sun
Pioneers 6, 7, 8 and 9 The first satellites designed for long term observation of the Sun from interplanetary space were NASA’s Pioneers 6, 7, 8 and…
ADITYA-L1 – India’s first solar observatory
On September 2, 2023, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) accomplished the successful launch of the Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) located in Sriharikota. The…
Big Data
What is Big Data? Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on…
Lithium Ion Battery
A lithium-ion battery or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode (anode) to the positive electrode (cathode)…
Software as a service – SaaS
What is Software as a service (SaaS)? Software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution or licensing model in which a cloud provider hosts applications and…
Open Source Software – a community based software
What is a Open-source software (OSS)? Open-source software (OSS) is a computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the…
Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) – the orbital warhead delivery system
What is a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS)? A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) is a warhead delivery system that uses a low earth orbit towards its…