Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Apple Intelligence: Apple introduced “Apple Intelligence,” a generative AI system integrated into iPhones, iPads, and Macs via iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Apple Intelligence combines generative AI with personal context to provide personalized, context-aware responses, enhancing user experience while prioritizing privacy through on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute. Key features include: Writing Tools […]

Southern Cryonics: Southern Cryonics (a company in Australia) announced that it has successfully frozen its first client, with the hope of bringing him back to life in the future. The first patient was an 80-year-old man, who died in May 2024 at a hospital in Sydney. Cryonics involves keeping the human body at cryogenic temperatures […]

Aditya-L1 Spacecraft : Image The Aditya-L1 spacecraft started its trip toward the Sun on September 2, 2023. It was India’s first mission to study the sun. The Lagrangian point L1 was successfully reached on January 6, 2024, just 127 days after launch. It is in a key location about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The […]

Quantum Data: A new quantum computing study claims that a recent finding in the production, storage and retrieval of “quantum data” has brought us one step closer to the quantum internet Quantum Data refers to information that is stored and processed using the principles of quantum mechanics. Unlike classical data, which is represented by binary […]

ABHA-Based Scan And Share Service: The National Health Authority (NHA) has achieved a milestone of generating over 3 crore tokens for Out-Patient Department (OPD) registrations through the ABHA-based Scan and Share service. It enables patients to conveniently register for OPD appointments by scanning a QR code displayed at the OPD registration counter. It has eliminated […]

Greening Curriculum Guidance : UNESCO UNESCO has launched the Greening Curriculum Guidance (GCG) and Green School Quality Standards (GSQS) under the Greening Education Partnership. Greening at least 50% of schools globally by 2030 through the Greening Education Partnership. Target Audience: Policy-makers, education ministries, educators, learners, and communities. A practical manual outlining climate education, detailing learning […]

TRISHNA Mission: Thermal Infrared Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment (TRISHNA) mission, a collaboration between ISRO and CNES (French Space Agency), aims to monitor surface temperature and water management globally. It includes two primary payloads: Thermal Infra-Red (TIR) from CNES for infrared imaging and VNIR-SWIR from ISRO for surface reflectance mapping. Operating in a […]

ISRO Set For Final RLV Landing Experiment: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is putting its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) technology through a set of testing that are very important. Within a larger plan to create spacecraft that can be launched, recovered, and used again, these tests are a big part of making space trips […]

Duty Drawbacks: Starting from June 5th, 2024, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has initiated electronic disbursal of duty drawback amounts directly to exporters’ bank accounts through the Public Finance Management System (PFMS). Duty drawback, governed by section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962, refunds customs duty on imported or excisable materials […]

AUKUS Alliance And Its Pivot To France: The article discusses the AUKUS alliance among the US, UK, and Australia to bolster military capabilities against China, including sharing nuclear submarine technology. AUKUS, a trilateral partnership formed in 2021, aims to bolster security and defence interests, primarily countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. It entails deeper […]