Facial Recognition: Right to Information (RTI) responses received by the Internet Freedom Foundation reveal that the Delhi Police treats matches of above 80% similarity generated by its facial recognition technology (FRT) system as positive results. Facial recognition is an algorithm-based technology which creates a digital map of the face by identifying and mapping an individual’s […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Forever Chemicals
Forever Chemicals: A recent study published in Environment Science and Technology has found that rainwater from many places across the globe is contaminated with “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” (PFAs), which are called “forever chemicals” because of their tendency to stick around in the atmosphere, rainwater and soil for long periods of time. PFAs are man-made […]
Tilapia Aquaculture Project
Tilapia Aquaculture Project: Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Technology Development Board (TDB) has extended support to the Tilapia Aquaculture Project with Israeli Technology. Technology Development Board (TDB) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The term aquaculture broadly refers to the cultivation of aquatic organisms in controlled […]
West Nile virus
West Nile virus: The New York City Health Department announced that the West Nile virus had been detected in two people, one in Brooklyn and another in Queens, as well as in a “record number” of infected mosquitoes throughout the city. West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause neurological disease and death in people. WNV is […]
Human-To-Animal Transmission Of Monkeypox
Human-To-Animal Transmission Of Monkeypox: The first case of human-to-animal transmission of monkeypox has been reported in a dog, according to research published in the medical journal The Lancet on August 10. Following the news, the United States public health agency, the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, has updated its prevention recommendations on infected […]
National Mission On Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems
National Mission On Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems: The Ministry of Science and Technology has organised a workshop to discuss joint research projects under NM-ICPS (National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems). A total of 35 joint projects have been identified which will be implemented by TIHs (Technology Innovation Hubs) and research institutions from the USA. This endeavour […]
1st Country To Approve Omicron Vaccine : UK
1st Country To Approve Omicron Vaccine : UK The United Kingdom has authorized the first ever covid-19 vaccine for Omicron variant. It is the first country to do so. Authorization of vaccine will now pave ways for autumn booster campaign using two-strain shot of Moderna. Conditional authorisation for the vaccine was granted by “Medicines and […]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A woman from Bengaluru has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to stop her Noida-based friend, who has been suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since 2014, from travelling to Europe to undergo a physician-assisted euthanasia. Also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is a serious and debilitating disease […]
Langya Henipavirus
Langya Henipavirus: Almost three years after the novel coronavirus was detected in China, a new zoonotic virus has been discovered in the country’s two eastern provinces with 35 infections identified so far. This new type of Henipavirus is also being called Langya Henipavirus or the LayV. The newly discovered virus is a “phylogenetically distinct Henipavirus”. […]
Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions
Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions: Several steps taken by the government to reduce Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions. They are invisible areas of energy, often referred to as Radiation, that is associated with the use of electrical power and various forms of natural and man-made lighting. Natural Sources (such as thunderstorms, and the earth’s magnetic field) and Human-made sources […]
