Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Nuclear Medicine:   India has expressed its support for South Africa’s Integrated Early Warning systems and Russia’s BRICS Collaboration in Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine is a medical speciality that uses radioactive substances to diagnose and treat diseases. It involves the use of small amounts of radioactive materials, known as radiopharmaceuticals, which are introduced into the […]

Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Program: The Union Minister of Electronics & IT addressed the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Symposium organized by IIT Madras in Chennai. The one-day symposium, organized by IIT Madras, emphasized the government’s vision for DIR-V which currently aims to build a robust ecosystem for RISC-V with effective public-private partnerships and collaborations with […]

GSAT-24 : Communication Satellite Direct-to-home (DTH) company Tata Play is set to expand its bandwidth capacity by 50% by adding 24 new Ku-band transponders on the communication satellite GSAT-24. GSAT-24 was built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) which was successfully placed into geostationary orbit by the Ariane 5 rocket. It is a 24-Ku […]

Old Jellyfish Fossils Found: Researchers have unveiled a collection of jellyfish fossils from the Cambrian period, providing a unique glimpse into their distant past. These preserved fossils, found in the Burgess Shale- a renowned fossil-rich site in the Canadian Rockies, offer an improbable pathway to preservation. The newly discovered jellyfish fossils retained remarkable features, such […]

Chandrayaan-3 : Enters Lunar Orbit India’s ambitious lunar mission, has achieved a significant milestone by entering lunar orbit twenty-three days after its departure from Earth. Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar mission and second attempt at achieving a soft landing on the moon’s surface. The mission took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in […]

BharatNet project : Cabinet Fund Approval The Cabinet approved ₹1.39 lakh crore for the BharatNet project. BharatNet project was launched in 2011. Ministry: Ministry of Communications. Implemented by: Bharat Broadband Network Ltd. (BBNL). BharatNet project is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) set up by the Government of India under the Companies Act, 1956 with an […]

Raynaud’s Phenomenon : Genetic Cause The genetic causes of Raynaud’s phenomenon was recently probed by researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s Precision Healthcare Research Institute (PHURI) and Berlin’s Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). Raynaud’s Phenomenon is a condition that causes the blood vessels in the extremities to narrow, restricting blood flow. The episodes or […]

Samudrayaan Project : First Mission To Explore Ocean Union Minister of Earth Sciences recently said that India’s ambitious Samudrayaan project is set to send three personnel to a depth of 6000 meters in a submersible vehicle. Samudrayaan Project is India’s first manned mission to explore the deep ocean. It is designed to study the deep […]

Neerakshi : Underwater Vehicle For Mine Detection India recently launched ‘Neerakshi’- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for mine detection. Neerakshi is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to detect mines. Named “Neerakshi” meaning “Eyes in the Water” is first of its kind in the country and is expected to undergo user trials by the Indian Navy, Coast […]

Messier 57 : New Image Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to capture new image of Messier 57, more popularly known as the Ring Nebula. Messier 57 is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra and was discovered in 1779. The object is exceptionally bright and can be spotted with moderately-sized telescopes. It […]