Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Kalam-250 : ISRO Skyroot Aerospace, the leading space-tech company, has successfully test-fired the Kalam-250 at the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Kalam-250 is a stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle. It is a high-strength carbon composite rocket motor, which uses solid fuel and a high-performance Ethylene-Propylene-Diene terpolymers (EPDM) thermal protection system […]

CoViNet : WHO World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet. CoViNet is a network of global laboratories with expertise in human, animal and environmental coronavirus surveillance. It will identify and monitor potentially novel coronaviruses that could emerge shortly. The network will now have animal health and environmental surveillance and timely […]

India TB Report – 2024: India TB Report 2024 was released by the Union Health ministry on Wednesday. India’s contribution to the global burden is 27%, which is down one percentage point from the previous year’s 28%. The gap between the estimated number and actual cases of tuberculosis (TB) is closing, according to the India […]

Solar And Heliospheric Observatory: A citizen scientist spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft. Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a project of international collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was launched in December 1995, SOHO was […]

START 2024 Programme: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct the Space science and Technology Awareness Training (START) 2024 programme during April and May. The START programme is part of the ISRO’s efforts to enable Indian students to become professionals in Space Science and Technology, as the organisation’s Space Science exploration programme continues to […]

Post-Vaccination Immunity : Study In recently published a review it was found that only a few vaccines provide long-lasting protection spanning more than 20 years. Post-vaccination immunity Process: In the fundamental immunological mechanism, our lymph nodes first produce the memory B cells that confer long-term protection against a disease. These cells ‘memorise’ the antigen the […]

Shiva Shakti : Chandrayaan-3 Landing Site Name The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’. The announcement defined the origin of the name as, a “compound word from Indian mythology that depicts masculine (Shiva) and feminine (Shakti) duality of nature; Landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander. International Astronomical Union […]

PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another milestone with the successful re-entry of the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) into the Earth’s atmosphere, leaving no debris in orbit. The PSLV-C58 which took place on January 1, 2024, has demonstrated ISRO’s commitment to responsible space operations and debris mitigation. POEM-3 […]

Unified Payments Interface As a Third-Party Application Provider: The National Payments Corporation of India has recently granted approval to Paytm-owner One97 Communications Ltd to participate in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) under the multi-bank model. Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, and YES Bank will act as Payment […]

Project ANAGRANINF: The Technology Development Board (TDB) has penned an agreement with two companies and has sanctioned a grant of ₹75 Lakhs towards the project “ANAGRANINF for the development of a Novel Class of Antibiotics Against Gram-Negative Bacterial-Infections. The primary objective of this project is to develop a novel lead compound, particularly an antibiotic, adept […]