Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Tunicate Fossil Species: Researchers described a 500-million-year-old tunicate fossil species, which suggested that the modern tunicate body plan was already established soon after the Cambrian Explosion. The new fossil, named Megasiphon thylakos, revealed that ancestral tunicates lived as stationary, filter-feeding adults and likely underwent metamorphosis from a tadpole-like larva. These are commonly called sea squirts […]

Chandrayaan-3 : Launch News ISRO launched India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 perched on GSLV Mark 3 heavy-lift launch vehicle, named ‘Bahubali’ rocket, at 2.35 p.m. from Sri Harikota This is India’s second attempt at soft-landing robotic instruments on the lunar surface after the previous attempt, Chandrayaan-2, failed in 2019. Thus far, only three countries, the […]

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer: scientists’ have analyzed data generated from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and said that climate change has altered the colour of 56 per cent of the world’s oceans. The waters in the tropics have turned green and the southern Indian Ocean, in particular, has seen a significant colour change. Changes in […]

SAGAR SAMPARK : Inaugurated The Indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated the indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS) ‘SAGAR SAMPARK. SAGAR SAMPARK is an indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS). The Differential Global Navigation Satellite System is a terrestrial based enhancement system which corrects […]

Beginning Of Anthropocene epoch : Evidence Geologists recently said sediments at Crawford Lake in Canada’s Ontario have provided evidence of the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch. Anthropocene epoch is a proposed epoch that denotes the present geological time interval, in which the Earth’s ecosystem has gone through radical changes due to human impact. The word […]

Osteo HRNet : AI-Based Framework Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed an AI-based framework called Osteo HRNet. This framework aims to revolutionize the assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) severity through the automatic analysis of X-ray images. The Osteo HRNet framework developed by the researchers at IIT Guwahati utilizes deep learning […]

Brucellosis Disease : Girl From Kerala Gets Affected A seven-year-old girl from Kerala was recently affected by the contagious Brucellosis disease mostly found in cattle breeds. Brucellosis Disease is a bacterial infection that spreads from animals to people. It is caused by various Brucella species, which mainly infect cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs. Worldwide, […]

Guillain-Barré Syndrome : Peru Has Declared a State Of National Emergency Peru has declared a state of national emergency amid a surge in patient suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome. Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nerves. It is more common in adults and males, but it […]

First Live Culture Of Candida Auris: Scientists from Delhi University and McMaster University in Canada have made a significant discovery by isolating and studying the first live culture of Candida auris from the ear canals of stray dogs in Delhi. Candida auris is a multi-drug resistant fungus that is capable of causing invasive infections in […]

PBW RS1 : New Variety Of Wheat The Ludhiana-based institution has developed a new variety of wheat called PBW RS1. PBW RS1 contains high amylose starch content. Resistant starch (RS) won’t cause an immediate and rapid rise in glucose levels. The high amylose and resistant starch, instead, ensure that glucose is released more slowly into […]