Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Enceladus : Small Moon Of Saturn NASA’s Cassini spacecraft discovers ‘phosphorous on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. It is the second nearest of the major regular moons of Saturn and the brightest of all its moons. It was discovered in 1789 by the English astronomer William Herschel and named for one of the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek […]

Cholederm : Class D Medical Device An advanced wound care product developed by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), named Cholederm, has won the approval of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) as a Class D medical device Cholederm is a wound healing material derived from the extracellular matrix […]

One-Shot Chikungunya Vaccine: According to the first phase 3 trial of the preventive published in The Lancet journal – a single-dose vaccine (VLA1553 vaccine) for chikungunya was found safe and produced a strong immune response against the viral disease. Chikungunya is the mosquito-borne disease is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is endemic in […]

Jellyfish Galaxy JO206 :  NASA Released An Image NASA released an image showcasing the jellyfish galaxy JO206 which was captured by the Hubble telescope. Jellyfish Galaxy (JO206) trails across the universe about 700 million light-years away from our planet. It is in the constellation Aquarius. Jellyfish galaxies resemble their marine namesakes and that is evident […]

Gravitationally Lensed : Captured Image Astronomers have recently captured four images of the same background supernova being gravitationally lensed by the immense gravitational well of the foreground supernova. Gravitational Lensing occurs when a massive celestial body, such as a galaxy cluster, causes a sufficient curvature of spacetime for the path of light around it to […]

Taurine : A Nutrient Found In Meat And Fish Study has shown that Taurine – a nutrient found in meat, and fish and sold as a supplement – extends life and boosts health in a range of animal species. Experiments on middle-aged animals showed boosting taurine to youthful levels extended life by over 10% and […]

JATAN Virtual Museum: The Central government plans to complete 3D digitisation of all museums under its administrative control by the year-end for better conservation of artefacts. JATAN is a digital collection management system for Indian museums designed and developed by Human Centres Design and Computing Group, Centre for Development of Smart Computing, Pune. It can […]

Sagar Samriddhi : Online Dredging Monitoring System The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways recently launched an online dredging monitoring system called “Sagar Samriddhi”.Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbours, and other water bodies. Sagar Samriddhi is an online dredging monitoring system. The new system aims […]

Operation Amanat: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recently conducted a successful operation named “Amanat,” resulting in the retrieval of lost or left-behind luggage and valuable articles. Under the Operation Amanat initiative, the Railway Protection Force has taken a novel initiative to make it easier for the passengers to get back their lost luggage. It helps […]

Captagon Pills: After Arab League reinstating Syria as its member, the discussions on the trade of Captagon pills have taken the centre-stage once again. Captagon pill is a highly addictive amphetamine-type drug, which is produced mainly in Syria. The original Captagon contained fenetylline, a synthetic drug of the phenethylamine family to which amphetamine also belongs. […]