Cybersecurity Skills Development Campaign : Microsoft Microsoft has introduced a cybersecurity skills development campaign in 23 geographies, including India, to address the alarming shortage of internet security professionals. By 2025 there will be 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs available globally, representing a 350% increase over an eight-year period, as per Cybersecurity Ventures. By that time, India […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
mRNA Technology From WHO Transfer Hub
Biological E. Has Been Selected To Receive mRNA Technology From WHO Transfer Hub: Vaccine maker Biological E. has been selected to receive mRNA technology from the World Health Organization technology transfer hub. WHO’s technology transfer hub primarily set up to address the Covid-19 emergency, WHO’s technology transfer hub has the potential to expand manufacturing capacity […]
Map of Human Genome
Human Genome: Scientists had published the map of the human genome for the first time nearly two decades ago which was hailed as a breakthrough. In 2003, scientists got the breakthrough, but it was incomplete as about 8% of the human DNA was left unsequenced. Now for the first time, a large team has accounted […]
The Merger Of Four Film Media Units
The Merger Of Four Film Media Units: The merger of four film media units which are the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Films Division, Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), and National Film Archive of India (NFAI) with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has been announced by the Central government of India. The mandate […]
PM Gati Shakti Entails The Geospatial Mapping
PM Gati Shakti Entails The Geospatial Mapping: PM Gati Shakti entails the geospatial mapping of everything in the country, different layers of maps which talk to each other, leading to integrated planning, with better optimization of time and cost. Geospatial technology uses tools like GIS (Geographic Information System), GPS (Global Positioning System) and Remote Sensing […]
Government Permitted Genome-Edited Plants
Government Permitted Genome-Edited Plants: The Government has allowed genome-edited plants without the cumbersome GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) regulation at the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). The government has exempted Site Directed Nuclease (SDN) 1 and 2 genomes from Rules 7-11 of the Environment Protection Act, thus allowing it to avoid a long process for approval […]
FASTER Platform: Supreme Court
Digital Platform: FASTER Chief Justice of India (CJI) launched the digital platform FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records). The Supreme Court has also launched other programmes involving technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) based portal ‘SUPACE’ in the judicial system aimed at assisting judges with legal research. eCourts Mission Mode Project is a pan-India […]
MATLAB Software
MATLAB Software: For the first time in the country, academic users in India will be able to access the MATLAB software suite at no cost through the Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) portal. MATLAB is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment developed by MathWorks. MATLAB, used by more than […]
Space Junk
Space Junk: With space junk posing increasing threat to Indian assets in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up its orbital debris tracking capability by deploying new radars and optical telescopes under the Network for Space Objects Tracking and Analysis (NETRA) project. A space debris tracking radar with a range of 1,500 […]
Desert Fox And Mange Disease
Desert Fox And Mange Disease: A few Desert Foxes were spotted in the scrub forests of Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district, suffering from a loss of fur due to the Mange Skin Disease. There were 8,331 foxes — both Indian and desert foxes — in the state according to the 2019 wildlife census of Rajasthan. Desert Fox: […]
