Deaths In Gambia By India-Made Syrups: The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert about four Indian-manufactured cough syrups, which are said to be linked to acute kidney injury in children and 66 deaths in the small West African nation of The Gambia. The WHO analysis of samples of each of these products had confirmed […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
National Mobile Monitoring System
National Mobile Monitoring System: The usage of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) is 50% or less in many states even after the Union government’s order making it mandatory to record attendance of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App was launched by the Minister of Rural Development […]
Lassa Fever
Lassa Fever: A study has found that Climate change may aid the spread of Lassa fever, which is endemic to parts of west Africa, to the Central and Eastern parts of the African continent in the next 50 years. Findings: There would be a 600% jump in the number of people exposed to the virus […]
Digital Services Act
Digital Services Act: The European Union (EU) has given final approval to online safety-focused legislation, which is an overhaul of the region’s social media and e-commerce rules Digital Services Act (DSA), the law tightly regulates the way intermediaries, especially large platforms such as Google, Meta, Twitter, and YouTube, function in terms of moderating user […]
World Space Week 2022
World Space Week 2022: World Space Week is observed from October 4 to 10 every year. World Space Week is observed to create awareness about space activities, inspire next generation to contribute to those activities and promote international cooperation in space outreach and education. “Space and Sustainability” is the theme for this year’s World Space […]
Vande Bharat Express 2.0
Vande Bharat Express 2.0: The Prime Minister flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express 2.0 at Gujarat’s Gandhinagar station. Earlier, two Vande Bharat Expresses were operational —one between New Delhi and Varanasi and the other from New Delhi to Katra. Vande Bharat Trains is an indigenously designed and manufactured semi high speed, self-propelled train that […]
Telecom Technology Development Fund Scheme
Telecom Technology Development Fund Scheme: Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) recently launched Telecom Technology Development Fund scheme. Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) aims to fund R&D in rural-specific communication technology applications and form synergies among academia, start-ups, research institutes, and the industry to build and develop the telecom ecosystem. Additionally, the Scheme aims to promote […]
China’s Zhurong Rover
China’s Zhurong Rover: China’s Zhurong rover has peered under the surface of Mars and has found evidence of two huge floods that shaped the landscape. Since May 2021, Zhurong has been exploring Utopia Planitia, in Mars’s northern hemisphere. Images from the rover’s ground-penetrating radar found layered patterns under the surface, which are made of sedimentary […]
World’s First CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Terminal
World’s First CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Terminal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat on September 29. This is a three-year-old project that is expected to infuse Rs 4,000 crore in developing the existing port infrastructure at Bhavnagar. The Bhavnagar port […]
Operation GARUDA
Operation GARUDA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a multi-phase Operation GARUDA to dismantle drug networks with international linkages. The CBI is doing this in close coordination with enforcement actions across international jurisdictions through INTERPOL and Narcotics Control Bureau with special focus on Indian Ocean Region. Operation GARUDA seeks to target drug networks […]
