Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

APAAR ID : Mandatory The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now made it mandatory for students to submit their APAAR IDs while registering for the board exams. APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry. It was envisioned under the New Education Policy, 2020. It is an identification number which is linked to […]

SabhaSaar AI Tool: The Centre is set to unveil an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tool named ‘SabhaSaar’ in Tripura on Independence Day. It is an AI tool which will automatically generate minutes of meetings of gram sabhas. Gram Sabha is the primary body of the Panchayati Raj system, consisting of all registered voters of a gram […]

Jellyfish: France’s Gravelines Nuclear Power Station temporarily shut down three reactors after a massive jellyfish swarm clogged its cooling system. Jellyfish are free-swimming marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum Cnidaria and class Scyphozoa. They are ancient species, existing for over 500 million years. Scientific Name: While “jellyfish” is a common term, most belong to Aurelia […]

Union Minister Launches ‘Bharat Steel’ Logo, Brochure & Website: Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries, Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy, officially unveiled the logo, brochure, and website for Bharat Steel at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This significant launch, attended by Secretary (Steel) Shri Sandeep Poundrik and senior officials of the Ministry of Steel, took place alongside […]

Pneumococcal Disease : New Study Drug firm Pfizer recently introduced its next-generation 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) for adults in India, offering protection against 20 serotypes responsible for a majority of pneumococcal diseases. Pneumococcal disease refers to a range of illnesses that affect various parts of the body and are caused by infection with the […]

Envelope Dimer Epitope: A new study published in Science Translational Medicine has identified Envelope Dimer Epitope (EDE)-like antibodies as a major driver of cross-serotype immunity against dengue.It is a quaternary epitope found on the envelope (E) protein of the dengue virus surface, formed when two E proteins pair together. Function: A key immune target capable […]

MANAS Helpline: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the success of MANAS Helpline in the Rajya Sabha. Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra (MANAS) Helpline was launched on 18th July 2024 by the Government of India. It empowers citizens to fight against the drug menace and to function as a secure, citizen-centric […]

S.H.I.N.E. initiative: The Department of Health Research (DHR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) organized a nationwide open day titled S.H.I.N.E. initiative. SHINE stands for Science, Health and Innovation for Nextgen Explorers which is a nationwide student outreach Program. This is a unique initiative of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to ignite […]

India’s first State-of-the-Art Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Laboratory: Union Minister inaugurated India’s first State-of-the-Art Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad. It Is A cutting-edge facility dedicated to preserving, researching, and utilising animal stem cells for regenerative medicine, disease modelling, and reproductive biotechnology in livestock. Located […]

WHO Declares Kenya Free of Sleeping Sickness: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Kenya free of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)—commonly known as sleeping sickness—as a public health challenge. This milestone makes Kenya the 10th country to achieve elimination status, marking a significant victory in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)WHO Director-General Dr. […]