Current Affairs - Technology

The collaboration between ISRO's commercial arm, NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), and SpaceX involves the launch of the communication satellite GSAT-20. This marks a historic moment as it signifies India's first partnership with SpaceX for space exploration and satellite deployment.

The Demonstration Fast Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Plant (DFRP) was inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, by the Prime Minister, marking a significant stride in enhancing India's nuclear prowess.

China successfully launched the Long March-11 carrier rocket from waters off Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, placing three satellites in the planned orbit for space science and technological experiments.

The Haryana government, through the Drone Imaging and Information Systems of Haryana (DRIISHYA), is utilizing drones for various purposes, including land mapping, crime control, and agriculture improvement. DRIISHYA, in collaboration with DCP Traffic, Gurugram, is poised to introduce drone-based land surveys.

China's revolutionary drilling vessel, Mengxiang, is embarking on an unprecedented journey to probe Earth's mantle. Developed in collaboration with 150 research institutes and companies, the vessel named "dream" in Chinese aims to penetrate Earth’s crust and delve into the mysteries of the mantle, marking humanity's inaugural foray into this uncharted territory.