Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Data Localization: Many Indian start-ups have complained that the provision of the personal data protection Bill is too “compliance intensive” and could hamper the ease of doing business. Data localisation is the practice of storing data on any device that is physically present within the borders of the country where the data is generated. As […]

What Is Kill Switch? The recent ‘Uber Files’ reveal that the company had deployed kill switches, purportedly to destroy sensitive data that could have been legitimately accessed by police and officials. A kill switch is a mechanism used to shut down or disable a device or program. In the manufacturing sector, they are deployed to […]

Monkeypox In India: The first known lab-confirmed case of monkeypox in India has been reported in a 35-year-old man in Kerala, who reached the State capital three days ago from the UAE. Monkeypox initially presents like any tropical disease with fever, headache, joint ache and possible swelling of the lymph glands. The incubation period for […]

Facial Recognition Technology: Two retail chains in Australia, Bunnings and Kmart, are being investigated for using facial recognition technology and storing data of their customers without their knowledge. Facial recognition technology works by capturing people’s faces from photographs or video footage as a unique faceprint. The image is then saved and can be compared to […]

HPV Vaccine : Cervical Cancer Cervavac, a vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), has recently acquired market authorization from the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI).  It is India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccination (qHPV) designed to protect women from cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. It’s a […]

Genomics Democracy: The World Health Organization’s Science Council, in its first report, has called for accelerating access to genomics across the world. The report argues that it is not justifiable ethically or scientifically for countries with lesser resources to gain access to such technologies long after the rich countries do. The field of genomics tries […]

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ): As of today, the most sensitive dark matter detector experiment in the world is LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) in South Dakota in the U.S. Many physicists strongly believe that the entire visible part of the universe forms only 5% of all matter in it. They believe the rest is made up of dark matter and […]

James Webb Space Telescope: NASA unveiled images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful orbital observatory ever launched. The pictures, designed to peer farther than before with greater clarity to the dawn of the universe, were hailed by NASA as milestone marking a new era of astronomical exploration. Nearly two decades […]

Azores High: A study revealed that an extremely large ‘Azores High’ (a subtropical weather phenomenon) has resulted in abnormally dry conditions across the western Mediterranean, including the Iberian Peninsula, primarily occupied by Spain and Portugal. Azores High is a subtropical high pressure system that extends over the eastern subtropical North Atlantic and western Europe during […]

ISRO Launches The World’s First Facility To Track Space Debris, And Safeguard Assets: ISRO launches the world’s first facility to track space debris, and safeguard assets. IS4OM is ISRO’s holistic approach to ensure the safety of space assets and sustaining the utilization of outer space for national development. In response to the ever-growing space object […]