Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

MedTech Mitra Portal: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the MedTech Mitra portal. MedTech Mitra portal is an online portal that aims to assist medtech innovators in clinical evaluation, regulatory facilitation, and uptake of new products. The portal will be coordinated collaboratively by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the […]

OSIRIS-APEX: In an unprecedented extension of its celestial duties, the spacecraft that delivered asteroid samples from Bennu, OSIRIS-REx, has embarked on a new mission, and NASA has renamed it as OSIRIS-APEX. OSIRIS-APEX is a mission to study the physical changes to asteroid Apophis that will result from its rare close encounter with Earth in April […]

X-ray Bursts: India’s first multi-wavelength space-based observatory AstroSat has detected bright sub-second X-ray bursts from a new and unique neutron star with ultrahigh magnetic field (magnetar). X-ray bursts occurs in low-mass X-ray binary systems where a neutron star and low-mass main sequence star are in orbit around one another. Due to their close proximity and […]

Epulopiscium Viviparus : Giant Bacteria Scientists have sequenced the genome of a mysterious species of giant bacterium Epulopiscium Viviparus that can be seen without a microscope. Epulopiscium Viviparus is a bacteria which live symbiotically in the guts of a fish, Naso tonganus, in tropical ocean environments. The first member of Epulopiscium whose name comes from […]

Leprosy a Reportable Disease In The State : Odisha Government The Odisha government recently declared leprosy a reportable disease in the state. Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae. The disease predominantly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosal surfaces of the […]

Press And Registration Of Periodicals Bill, 2023 : Passed In Parliament The Parliament has passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, simplifying the title allotment and registration process for periodicals. The new law aims to expedite the title registration process, reducing the time from 2-3 years to just 60 days, benefiting small and […]

R21/Matrix-M Vaccine : WHO Prequalification In a significant development in the global fight against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. It was developed by Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, this vaccine holds promise in preventing malaria in […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool : Watsonx.ai At the recent COP28, NASA and IBM announced that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool called watsonx.ai would be available on the open-source AI platform Hugging Space. watsonx.ai is an Artificial Intelligence tool jointly built by IBM and NASA. It will help users monitor the Earth from space, measuring environmental […]

Surge In COVID-19 Cases: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in India and the detection of a subvariant JN.1, the India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief said that no additional dose of vaccine is needed against the subvariant at present. India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is jointly initiated by the Union Health Ministry of Health […]

Nuclear Fusion : Study Scientists have managed to repeatedly produce nuclear fusion ignition for the first time, marking a major milestone towards achieving near-limitless clean energy at scale. Nuclear Fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy. Fusion reactions take […]