‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) App: The Prime Minister of India during the inauguration of the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office and Innovation Centre launched the ‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) app, to facilitate coordination between excavation agencies. Call Before u Dig (CBuD) app is to prevent damage to underlying assets like optical […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Candida Auris : Deadly Fungus
Candida Auris : Deadly Fungus A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus ‘Candida Auris’ is spreading rapidly across the United States. Candida Auris (C. auris) is a multi-drug resistant fungus that is capable of causing invasive infections in the human body. It was first identified in Japan in 2009. Most cases of the fungus have been […]
LVM3 : ISRO
LVM3 : ISRO The Indian space agency, ISRO, has announced that it will launch its largest rocket, LVM3, on March 26th for its second commercial mission. The upcoming mission will be carried out through ISRO’s commercial arm NSIL (NewSpace India Limited). It will carry 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites with a total mass of 5,805 kg, […]
YUVIKA Program : ISRO
YUVIKA Program : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has initiated the Yuva Vignani Karyakram (YUVIKA) program to encourage students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and develop a passion for space science. The YUVIKA program is open to students in the 9th standard (or equivalent) from all over India. […]
Background Radiation
Background Radiation: Background radiation refers to the radiation emitted from natural sources such as rocks or mountains. A recent study conducted by scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) found that certain areas in Kerala are experiencing nearly three times more background radiation than previously assumed. The study is significant, as it sheds light […]
First Polio Outbreak In 30 Years : Burundi
First Polio Outbreak In 30 Years : Burundi Burundi, a landlocked east-African country, has declared its first polio outbreak in 30 years. The outbreak was confirmed after a four-year-old child in the Isale district of western Burundi, along with two other children he was in contact with, were diagnosed with vaccine-linked polio. Additionally, poliovirus type […]
Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam
Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam: The state of Tamil Nadu in India has successfully reduced early tuberculosis (TB) death rate through a new initiative called the Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam (TN-KET). The initiative was launched in April 2022 and implemented in over 2,500 public healthcare facilities in 30 districts. It utilizes a differentiated TB […]
GPT-4 : OpenAI
GPT-4 : OpenAI OpenAI has recently launched its ChatGPT Plus subscription for Indian users, providing them with early access to the latest language model GPT-4. This move comes at a time when tech giants are competing to offer the best generative AI to the customers. According to OpenAI, GPT-4 is more advanced than its predecessors […]
Starberry-Sense
Starberry-Sense: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have developed a low-cost star sensor for astronomy and small CubeSat class satellite missions. The star sensor named Starberry-Sense can help small CubeSat class satellite missions find their orientation in space. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) said that the Starberry-Sense is ready for launch […]
Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping
Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping: Reliance Industries will introduce personal genomic mapping (PGM) to the Indian market. All the genetic information of an organism is called its genome. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA. Genetic mapping can offer firm evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one […]
