Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Linking Of Credit Cards With The Unified Payments Interface: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to allow the linking of credit cards with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). So far, UPI could only be linked to debit cards and bank accounts. The integration will first begin with the indigenous RuPay credit cards. Both the […]

PD1 Therapy For Cancer: In a medical trial in the USA, 12 patients were completely cured of rectal cancer without requiring any surgery or chemotherapy. The trial used a monoclonal antibody dostarlimab every three weeks for six months for the treatment of a particular kind of stage two or three rectal cancer. The study was […]

Unified Geologic Map Of The Moon: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) in partnership with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Lunar Planetary Institute has released a new comprehensive map of the Moon, called the ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’. The new map showcases the Moon in a 1:50,00,000-scale size, and is […]

Growing Demand For Lithium: With the EV industry growing rapidly, the demand for lithium, an essential resource for EV battery makers, has surged along. It is estimated that if the entirety of ore from the African mines are extracted, it will be sufficient to meet the demand for at least 27.78 million vehicles with 60 […]

Permission To Sell Products On The Government-e-Marketplace Platform: The Union Cabinet has cleared up a proposal allowing cooperatives to sell products on the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The cooperatives may however be charged a transaction fee to cover the incremental costs. The validated list of cooperatives to be onboarded on the GeM – for pilot as […]

Two Cases Of Norovirus Have Been Found In Thiruvananthapuram: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students. Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can be transmitted through contaminated food, water, […]

What Is eVTOL? The Union Civil Aviation Minister, recently said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. eVTOL: As the acronym suggests, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is one that uses electric […]

Tiangong Space Station: Three Chinese astronauts docked at the country’s space station, marking a new milestone in Beijing’s drive to become a major space power. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 0814 IMT from the Jiuquan launch centre in north-western China’s Gobi desert, said broadcaster CCTV. The team is tasked with […]

Barcodes Vs Radio-Frequency Identification Tags: Baggage tags equipped with radio-frequency identification (RFID) will soon be available at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, marking a first of its kind for the country. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless tracking […]

Operation Mahila Suraksha: Under the Operation Mahila Suraksha, Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested more than 7000 persons who were traveling unauthorizedly in the coaches reserved for women. RPF also rescued girls/women from becoming the victims of human trafficking (Operation AAHT). Operation Mahila Suraksha: The pan-India drive “Operation Mahila Suraksha” was launched from 3rd to […]