Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Prussian Blue Insoluble Formulations Drug: A critical drug, ‘prussian blue’ insoluble formulations developed on a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) technology recently received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Prussian blue insoluble formulations is one of the critical medicines listed by the World Health Organisation for radiological and nuclear emergencies. It […]

Learning Science Via Standards : Bureau Of Indian Standards The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has launched ‘Learning Science via Standards’, a unique initiative for students. Learning Science via Standards focuses on a series of lesson plans aimed to use scientific concepts, principles and laws to help students understand their practical applications in manufacturing, functioning […]

India’s First Behavioural Lab : Jaipur The Rajasthan government recently approved the setting up of India’s first Behavioural lab at Jaipur. India’s first Behavioural Lab will be set up at the Patel Bhawan at Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration (HCM-RIPA), Jaipur. The lab to be set up in about 2665.04 square feet […]

Japanese Encephalitis : Study A study conducted in Gorakhpur district, India, involving 266 children vaccinated with the Chinese SA-14-14-2 vaccine (a live, attenuated vaccine) for Japanese encephalitis, found very low levels of neutralising antibodies IgG at different time points after vaccination. The study found that seroprotection against the virus decreased in the vaccinated children. Seroprotection […]

Moon Time Zone: The European Space Agency highlighted the the need of a universal timekeeping system for the moon . MOON TIME ZONE is to streamline contact among the various countries and entities, public and private, that are coordinating trips to and around the moon The Moon has its own day and night cycle, which […]

Glow Scope : Fluorescence Microscope At Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a Glow Scope, a Fluorescence Microscope. With this setup, they were able to image the creatures’ brain, spinal cord, heart, and head and jaw bones. They were able to zoom in and out using the smartphone camera and the clip-on […]

New Antibacterial Molecule Discovered: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, recently discovered a new antibacterial molecule — IITR00693, that could help fight against drug-resistant infections. IITR00693 is a novel antibacterial small molecule. It has shown potent antibacterial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including some of the most problematic […]

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey of a section of the universe that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope or Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a NASA deep space infrared observatory. Though originally referred to as […]

Antibiotic Drugs On livestock: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to lower carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores. Researchers found that this difference appears to be due to the use of veterinary antibiotics such as tetracycline on livestock. The researchers said that […]

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme: The Union Health Ministry gave a statement that it is keeping a close watch on the Seasonal Influenza situation, through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme network on a real-time basis. The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) was initiated with assistance from the World bank, in the year 2004. The Programme continued […]