Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Doxxing: Twitter has recently suspended the account of several journalists, and according to its owner Elon Musk, this was in continuation of the social media platform’s new anti-doxxing policy. Doxxing :A contraction of the phrase, “dropping documents”, doxxing is the act of revealing personal or identity-revealing information about someone online, such as their real name, […]

5th Edition Of Youth Co:Lab: The 5th edition of Youth Co:Lab was launched on December 15th 2022 Youth Co:Lab is an initiative launched in 2019 by UNDP India in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. Youth Co:Lab was co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab. It is a multi-dimensional and […]

Aeronomic Studies: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology recently informed that ISRO has taken initiatives for feasibility studies on missions to Venus as well as Aeronomy studies. The term “aeronomy,” coined and introduced about 60 years ago. It refers to the scientific study of the upper atmospheric regions of the Earth and […]

National Policy Of Rare Diseases: A Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) raised concerns over National Policy of Rare Diseases (NPRD) as it did not reach any patient with rare diseases even after several months since its introduction. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formulated launched NPRD in 2021 for the treatment of rare disease […]

HAKUTO-R Moon Mission: Japan A Japanese space startup ispace Inc has launched its own private lander M1 to the Moon under its HAKUTO-R mission, from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It is Japan’s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company. The name HAKUTO-R refers to the white rabbit that […]

Razorpay : 1st Payment Gateway To Support Credit Cards On UPI With the aim to further strengthen digital payments and boost India’s credit penetration, the platform announced its readiness to support Credit Card Transactions on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). UPI enables customers to make transactions through their bank accounts. Linking credit cards with UPI will […]

India Plans To Build More Nuclear Power Plants: According to the Union Government, India plans to build more nuclear power plants to increase the production of clean energy. The government has recently approved five new sites for nuclear power plants and given the financial go-ahead to build 10 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactors. India has […]

SpaceTech Innovation Network: ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform to launch SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN). SpIN is India’s first dedicated platform for innovation, curation, and venture development for the burgeoning space entrepreneurial ecosystem. The SPIN platform would create a […]

Gamma Ray Burst: A rare astronomical event involving a compact binary merger emitting long Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) twinned with a kilonova emissions was reported. This never before scientifically accepted or proven combination was also confirmed by India’s largest optical telescope, Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT). The GRB lasted for over 50 seconds and identified as […]

Artificial Intelligence-Powered ChatGPT An artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT was released on the internet. The tool has been developed by OpenAI, a research institute founded in 2015. This tool ‘knew’ every topic under the sun; it could answer questions and carry on a conversation. This tool interacts with humans in natural language and is impressive […]