R21/Matrix-M Vaccine: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine recommended by the WHO, following the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which received a WHO recommendation in 2021. WHO is now reviewing the vaccine for prequalification, which is the WHO […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Project Mariana
Project Mariana: Project Mariana, a collaborative effort involving the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland, has successfully completed its mission. The project focused on testing the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) among financial institutions, utilizing decentralized finance (DeFi) technology concepts […]
CALIPSO Mission
CALIPSO Mission: NASA has announced the conclusion of its CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) mission, which analysed climate, weather, and air quality for 17 years. CALIPSO, launched jointly by NASA and France’s CNES, used LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to record over 10 billion measurements and generate thousands of scientific reports. […]
Pink Bollworm : Damage To Cotton Fields
Pink Bollworm : Damage To Cotton Fields The Pink Bollworm (PBW) is causing significant damage to cotton fields in northern Rajasthan, Haryana, and Southwestern Punjab, with the infestation being more widespread and serious than before. Farmers have been using Bt cotton seeds, which have lost their effectiveness against the PBW. The situation has led […]
Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ Campaign
Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ Campaign: Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ campaign is an environmental initiative launched by Apple, showcasing the company’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. Since 1994, Apple has run a gadget-recycling program, incentivizing customers to trade in their old devices for new ones. Apple’s buyback policy, recycling initiatives, and responsible sourcing of materials place it […]
Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0
Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0: The union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions launched the Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0 Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0 is a public grievance portal and Automated Analysis in Tree Dashboard portal of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public […]
Geospatial Intelligence
Geospatial Intelligence: The summer of 2023 has witnessed a series of unprecedented natural disasters across the United States, including record-breaking temperatures, Canadian wildfires, historic flooding, and a powerful hurricane where usage of geospatial intelligence can mitigate such crises. Geospatial technology uses tools like GIS (Geographic Information System), GPS (Global Positioning System) and Remote Sensing for […]
e-Cabinet System : Tripura Chief Minister
e-Cabinet System : Tripura Chief Minister Tripura Chief Minister launched an e-cabinet system at Agartala to promote digital infrastructure development and digitisation of government services and information. e -Cabinet system is a powerful software portal for State Governments to conduct Cabinet meetings electronically and online mode. It is developed by National Information Centre (NIC), Ministry […]
CALIPSO Mission : NASA
CALIPSO Mission : NASA The CALIPSO mission that analysed climate, weather, and air quality ended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced recently. CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol LIDAR and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) is a mission dedicated to studying how clouds and aerosols impact the Earth’s climate. It is a joint project between NASA (National Aeronautics […]
Noor-3 Satellite
Noor-3 Satellite: Iran recently launched Noor-3 imaging satellite into space. Noor-3 Satellite is an imaging satellite developed by Iran. It is a satellite with potential spying capabilities, boosting Iran’s abilities in space. It has been put in an orbit 450 kilometers (280 miles) above the Earth’s surface. It was launched by the three-stage Qased, or […]
