Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

NavIC : Mandatory For Smartphones The Indian government has announced its intention to make it mandatory for smartphones to integrate with India’s homegrown navigation system, NavIC The devices must either provide support for NavIC-powered chips or use NavIC chipsets. For 5G phones, mandatory NavIC support is required by January 1, 2025, while all other phones […]

Cybercrime Investigation Tool: A new cybercrime investigation tool has been developed to track cyberattacks that target humans, such as insurance fraud and online matrimonial fraud. This tool, known as the TTP (tactics, techniques, and procedures)-based cybercrime investigation framework, aids in tracking and categorizing cybercrimes. It identifies the chain of evidence required to solve a case […]

Picoflare Jets: The Solar Orbiter has recently captured extreme ultraviolet images of the Sun, revealing a multitude of small-scale jets known as “picoflare” jets within a coronal hole, raising questions about their role in powering the solar wind and impacting space weather. The Solar Orbiter is a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) […]

Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease: Authorities in the UK say they are “closely monitoring” the spread of Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) that has been recorded in Spain, Portugal and Southern Italy recently. Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is an insect-born disease caused by a virus and affecting wild and domestic ruminant species. It has become an emerging disease […]

Multi-Utility Legged Equipment : North Tech Symposium 2023 The Indian Army unveiled the Multi-Utility Legged Equipment (MULE) at the North Tech Symposium 2023 held recently in Jammu. Multi-Utility Legged Equipment (MULE) is an autonomous load-bearing robot developed for the Indian Army. It has been manufactured for human-less intervention to locate and eliminate terrorists. It is […]

Skill India Digital (SID) Platform : Launched The Ministry of Skill Development recently launched the Skill India Digital (SID) platform. SID serves as India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the skill development, education, employment and entrepreneurship ecosystem. SID Platform aims to bring all skilling initiatives under a single umbrella and provide skill development and entrepreneurial […]

Dinkinesh Asteroid: NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured its first images of the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, marking the beginning of a 12-year voyage. Dinkinesh asteroid was discovered in 1999 by the LINEAR survey. Dinkinesh is a slow rotator with a moderately large light-curve amplitude. It is an S-type asteroid, which means it is composed mainly […]

National Strategy For Robotics: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India has released a draft “National Strategy for Robotics” (NSR) aimed at strengthening the innovation cycle of robotic technology and fostering India’s leadership in robotics by 2030. Robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots coupled with computer systems […]

Nipah Virus : Alert The Kerala health department issued a health alert in Kozhikode after two people who died due to “unnatural” deaths in the district were suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus (NiV). Nipah Virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted from animals to humans. The organism which causes […]