Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The Natco Pharma has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration final approval for Bosentan tablets for oral suspension, its generic version of Actelion Pharmaceuticals US Inc.’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drug Tracleer. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is a specific type of pulmonary hypertension that is caused when the tiny arteries in your lung […]

Yashas: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recently renamed its flagship HJT-36 jet training aircraft as ‘Yashas’, following significant upgrades It is the flagship jet training aircraft of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft, previously known as Hindustan Jet Trainer (HJT)-36, has undergone extensive modifications aimed at improving its departure characteristics and spin resistance across the […]

Exercise Cyclone 2025: India and Egypt will hold Exercise Cyclone 2025 from February 10 to 23 in Rajasthan. Exercise Cyclone 2025 is a joint military exercise held between India and Egypt army. This is the third edition of Cyclone exercise. The first edition of the exercise was conducted in 2023 (In India) and second edition […]

Graphene: Study Researchers recently discovered a strange new state of matter in the dynamics of currents flowing through layers of graphene. It is an allotrope of carbon, along with diamond and graphite. It is a two-dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure. The stacked form of graphene […]

Neutrinos: Chinese scientists recently placed special detectors deep in the South China Sea to explore the possibility of building a huge underwater observatory to find neutrinos. Also called ghost particles, neutrinos are nearly massless, electrically neutral subatomic particles that interact extremely weakly with matter. Their tendency not to interact very often with other particles makes […]

Algorithmic Trading: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated stock exchanges to empanel algorithmic trading providers and has also defined rules for using application programming interfaces (APIs). Algorithmic Trading is a method of executing trading orders by providing a predefined set of rules to a computer program. This helps in placing share […]

Bombay Blood Group: In a rare and complex medical procedure, a 30-year-old woman with the extremely rare ‘Bombay’ (hh) blood group underwent a successful kidney transplant in India. The Bombay, also known as HH, blood group is a rare blood group first discovered in Mumbai in 1952 by Y.M. Bhende. The Bombay blood group lacks […]

Nokia Names Intel’s AI Chief Hotard as New CEO: Nokia has announced a leadership transition, with Justin Hotard set to take over as CEO on April 1, 2025, replacing Pekka Lundmark. Hotard, currently Intel’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Data Center & AI Group, brings vast expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and data […]

Government Initiatives to Support Women Employees and Entrepreneurs in India: The Government of India has launched several initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality in the workplace and supporting women entrepreneurs. These initiatives focus on creating a safe, secure, and non-discriminatory environment for women employees while also fostering women-owned enterprises. Through legislative measures and various programs, […]