Bullseye Galaxy : Recently Discovered The Bullseye Galaxy (LEDA 1313424) was recently discovered by an international team of researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory. The galaxy’s distinct ringed structure is believed to have formed approximately 50 million years ago due to a head-on collision with a blue dwarf galaxy. This head-on […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Nitrogen
Nitrogen: India, the world’s second-largest emitter of N₂O after China, faces climate risks as N₂O has 300 times the global warming potential of CO₂. Nitrogen is the most abundant atmospheric gas, constituting ~78% of Earth’s atmosphere. Nitrogen is vital for forming DNA, ATP (cellular energy currency), proteins, chlorophyll, and acts as a neurotransmitter via nitric […]
SpaDeX Mission : Completed Second Docking
SpaDeX Mission : Completed Second Docking The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the second docking of its two satellites — SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) — under the SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) mission. SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) is a technology demonstration mission developed by ISRO to validate the capability of docking and […]
HEALD Initiative
HEALD Initiative: Union Home Minister launched the HEALD initiative to tackle liver diseases nationwide and inaugurated India’s first Integrated Liver Habilitation Centre at ILBS, Delhi.HEALD stands for Healthy Liver Education and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Prevention. It is India’s first multi-sectoral national movement targeting liver health, alcohol use disorder, and early disease intervention. Spearheaded under the […]
Moonlight Solar Panel Technology
Moonlight Solar Panel Technology: Stanford University researchers have developed an innovative moonlight solar panel technology that allows electricity generation even at night, during rain, and under overcast skies.A new technology that enables solar panels to generate electricity during nighttime and under low-light conditions. Utilizes radiative cooling, a natural process where heat radiates from the Earth’s […]
Poshan Tracker Application Wins PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024
Poshan Tracker Application Wins PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024: The PoshanTracker Application, developed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024 under the Innovation (Centre) category. This recognition was announced during the 17th Civil Services Day held on […]
Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Researchers at Kyoto University conducted a Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the safety and side effects of stem cell therapy using dopaminergic progenitors derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes the progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. […]
Enzymes and Coenzymes
Enzymes and Coenzymes: The recent issue of Nature highlighted biofortified rice varieties, a major breakthrough from CAS, Beijing, under the title ‘Gene-edited plants make the jump from farm to factory’. Enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions, enhancing the efficiency of cellular metabolism. Many enzymes require helper molecules for proper function. These are called cofactors, […]
Angstrom-scale Chip
Angstrom-scale Chip: A team from IISc has submitted a proposal to the government to develop angstrom-scale semiconductor chips using 2D materials, aiming to position India as a leader in next-generation chip technologies.Angstrom-scale chips refer to semiconductor devices built at the atomic scale, where one angstrom equals 1 nanometres. Proposed and developed by scientists at the […]
Bhutan Green Cryptocurrency
Bhutan Green Cryptocurrency: Bhutan is exploring the mining of green cryptocurrency using hydropower to boost its economy, aiming to reduce youth brain drain and promote sustainable development.Green cryptocurrencies are digital currencies mined using renewable energy sources like hydro, wind, or solar instead of fossil fuels.
