Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Niemann-Pick Disease: Parents of children suffering from Niemann-Pick disease have urged the Union government to notify the ailment under the National Policy for Rare Diseases. Niemann-Pick Disease is a rare genetic disorder in which sphingomyelin accumulate in lysosomes inside cells. This disease involves dysfunctional metabolism of sphingolipids. The three most commonly recognized forms are Niemann-Pick […]

Broadcasting Content Complaints Council : Update   The Broadcasting Content Complaint Council (BCCC) recently asked entertainment channels to exercise “extreme caution” while portraying the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in television programmes. Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) is an independent self-regulatory body set up by the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) in June 2011. […]

RISC-V Technology: Chip designer Qualcomm said that it is partnering with Alphabet’s Google to make wearable devices like smartwatches using chips based on RISC-V technology. RISC-V technology is an open-source technology that is pronounced “risk five”. It is an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) used for the development of custom processors targeting a variety of […]

Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Standards: To improve road safety and reduce incident response time, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will implement upgraded and forward-looking Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Standards and Specifications, 2023. Aim is to enhance road safety, reducing incidence response time and digital enforcement on national highways and expressways. It […]

Lymphatic Filariasis : Bangladesh Becomes Second Country To Eliminate According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Lao People’s Democratic Republic becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Lymphatic Filariasis commonly known as elephantiasis, and it is a neglected tropical disease. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. […]

Niobium: The Union Cabinet recently approved royalty rates in respect of three critical and strategic minerals, namely, lithium, niobium, and Rare Earth Elements. Niobium is a rare, soft, malleable, ductile, gray-white metal. It has a body-cantered cubic crystalline structure. It must be placed in a protective atmosphere when processed at even moderate temperatures because it […]

India’s Self-Declaration Of Freedom From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has approved India’s self-declaration of freedom from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in specific poultry compartments. This is a significant development for India’s poultry industry and reflects the country’s commitment to maintaining high animal health and biosecurity standards. Compartmentalization, […]

Apna Chandrayaan Web Portal: The Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, unveiled a web portal named ‘Apna Chandrayaan.’ This web portal, developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) under the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, aims to provide activity-based support materials […]

Psyche Mission : Launched NASA has launched a spacecraft called ‘Psyche’ on a six-year mission to study a unique metal-rich asteroid also named ‘Psyche.’ This asteroid orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The primary goal of the Psyche mission is to explore the iron core, a previously unexplored aspect of planet formation For the […]

India’s First CAR-T Cell Therapy Approved: India’s Drug Controller General (DCGI) has granted market authorization for CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T) cell therapy developed by ImmunoACT, a spin-off company from IIT-Bombay. This ground-breaking treatment, known as NexCAR19, is now approved for use in cases of relapsed-refractory B-cell lymphoma and leukaemia. The therapy’s market authorization follows extensive […]