Musaned Platform : Digital Platform Created By Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia launches new digital platform to ensure wage protection. It ensures a more secure working condition for foreign workers, including those from India. Musaned is a digital platform created by Saudi Arabia to ensure wage protection and improve working conditions for foreign domestic workers. It […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Click-to-Cancel Rule
Click-to-Cancel Rule: The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will soon implement a “click-to-cancel” rule, which will make it significantly easier for consumers to cancel their subscriptions and memberships. Companies must allow consumers to cancel subscriptions as easily as they signed up, using the same medium (e.g., online, phone). Businesses cannot force customers to talk […]
SARTHI System
SARTHI System: The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) has introduced Solar Assisted Reefer Transportation with Hybrid Controls and Intelligence (SARTHI) system. It is an innovative solution to reduce post-harvest losses in perishable food transportation. It features dual compartments designed to store fruits and vegetables at different temperatures, addressing their unique […]
Brown dwarf
Brown dwarf: Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins orbiting each other. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they’re lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant planets. These objects have a size between that of a giant […]
Jio Payments Bank Secures Mutual Funds Distribution License from AMFI
Jio Payments Bank Secures Mutual Funds Distribution License from AMFI: Jio Payments Bank, a subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, has successfully obtained a mutual fund distribution license from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). This Category 1 Execution-only Platform (EOP) license enables Jio Payments Bank to distribute the direct plans of various mutual […]
Marine Heat Wave
Marine Heat Wave: Researchers found that marine heat waves (MHWs) deep in oceans may be “significantly under-reported” and caused by ocean currents. A marine heat wave is an extreme weather event. It occurs when the surface temperature of a particular region of the sea rises to 3 or 4 degree Celsius above the average temperature […]
Smart Insulin Developed For Diabetes Treatment
Smart Insulin Developed For Diabetes Treatment: Recently, scientists announced a breakthrough in diabetes treatment. They developed a smart insulin that reacts in real time to blood sugar changes. This research was published in the journal Nature. Diabetes affects over 500 million people globally. It leads to nearly 7 million deaths annually. The disease is marked […]
Chennai Metro Rail to Launch Trial Run of Driverless Train for Phase II Project
Chennai Metro Rail to Launch Trial Run of Driverless Train for Phase II Project: Chennai is set to witness a significant advancement in its public transportation system with the upcoming trial run of the first three-coach driverless train for the Phase II project of the Chennai Metro Rail. This ambitious initiative, part of a larger […]
Drugs Technical Advisory Board
Drugs Technical Advisory Board: The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended the inclusion of all antibiotics in the definition of new drugs in the New Drugs and Clinical Trial (NDCT) Rules, 2019. Drugs Technical Advisory Board is the highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to drugs in India. It is established […]
West Nile virus : Outbreak
West Nile virus : Outbreak Ukraine is grappling with a severe outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV), with health officials raising alarms as the death toll rises. West Nile Virus (WNV) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the family Flaviviridae. It was first isolated in a woman in the West Nile […]