Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter : Image Of The Sun’s Full Disc The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter recently captured the most detailed image of the Sun’s full disc and outer atmosphere, the corona, to date. Solar Orbiter is a Sun-observing satellite with 10 science instruments, all designed to provide unprecedented insight into how the […]

Gemini AI Model : Google Google announced the launch of its latest, most powerful AI model, Gemini. Gemini AI model is a new multimodal general AI model, which means it can understand, and work with different formats, including text, code, audio, image, and video, at the same time It is now available to users across […]

India Auctions 20 Critical Mineral Blocks: India has initiated the auction of 20 blocks containing critical minerals, including lithium, essential for batteries and electric vehicles. The auction began on November 29, involves lithium-rich blocks and other critical minerals like nickel, copper, and rare earth elements. The estimated total value of these blocks is Rs 45,000 […]

Snakebite Envenoming: A team of experts from a United Kingdom university have set up a pilot study in Burujhari village in Odisha, India to help it reduce the number of fatalities from Snakebite Envenoming (SE) and will look into solutions like an Early Warning System for snakes. India has the biggest burden of deaths due […]

Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) recently organised the 40th Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) Deep-Dive training programme under the Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative. Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It was conceptualised with the mission to spread awareness […]

Pompe Disease : Study India’s first patient diagnosed with the Pompe disease died after spending nearly six years in a semi-comatose state. Pompe disease is a rare inherited disorder that affects one child per million. Causes mutations in the GAA gene cause Pompe disease. The GAA gene provides instructions for producing an enzyme called acid […]

Inaugural Meeting Of The Biotechnology Research And Innovation Council: The inaugural meeting of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) Society, emphasized the need to define a “Bio-vision” for India. BRIC brings together 14 top science autonomous institutions under a unified platform to maximize the impact of biotech The BRIC Society aims to engage in […]

FjordPhantom : Android Malware Cybersecurity firm Promon has identified a novel Android malware named FjordPhantom that employs virtualization to target applications. FjordPhantom is a new malware that employs virtualization to elude detection and target applications. It propagates through messaging services and combines app-based malware with social engineering to deceive banking customers. It strategically zeroes in […]

White Lung Syndrome : Outbreak In China In outbreak of a respiratory illness in northern China and Ohio in the US — the White Lung Syndrome as people are calling it — has sparked speculation online of a new pandemic threat after COVID-19. White Lung Syndrome originates from distinctive white patches on chest X-rays in […]

2023 World Malaria Report:   The 2023 World Malaria Report, recently released by the World Health Organization (WHO), sheds light on the alarming malaria situation in India and globally. Key Highlights of the Report: The 2023 World Malaria Report reveals a global surge with an estimated 249 million cases in 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Covid-19 […]