Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Rise Of Non-Communicable Diseases In India: A recent study conducted by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has shed light on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India. The study marks the first comprehensive epidemiological research paper […]

Transgenic Crops In India : Three States Rejected a Proposal Three States, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, have recently rejected a proposal, approved by the Centre’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a new kind of transgenic cotton seed. Transgenic crops are plants that have been modified through genetic engineering These crops have had specific […]

Dugdh Sanakalan Sathi Mobile App: The Union Minister of Heavy Industries unveiled the ground-breaking “Dugdh Sanakalan Sathi Mobile App” at Mussorie, Uttarakhand. Dugdh Sankalan Sathi App is designed and developed by Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), a “Mini Ratna” Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Heavy Industries. It aims to improve the […]

India To Be a Part Of Artemis Team: A top NASA official recently said that India needs to be a part of the Artemis team, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration. The Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century. […]

Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: The Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), a unique space telescope developed by Pune’s Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) has been delivered to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) telescope is one of the seven payloads on Aditya-L1. It will provide full disk images of […]

Geminid Meteor Shower: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has shed new light on the origin of the intense Geminid meteor shower. Geminid meteor shower peaks during mid-December each year and is considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers. Unlike most meteor showers that originate from comets, the Geminid stream […]

Enceladus : Small Moon Of Saturn NASA’s Cassini spacecraft discovers ‘phosphorous on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. It is the second nearest of the major regular moons of Saturn and the brightest of all its moons. It was discovered in 1789 by the English astronomer William Herschel and named for one of the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek […]

Cholederm : Class D Medical Device An advanced wound care product developed by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), named Cholederm, has won the approval of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) as a Class D medical device Cholederm is a wound healing material derived from the extracellular matrix […]

One-Shot Chikungunya Vaccine: According to the first phase 3 trial of the preventive published in The Lancet journal – a single-dose vaccine (VLA1553 vaccine) for chikungunya was found safe and produced a strong immune response against the viral disease. Chikungunya is the mosquito-borne disease is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is endemic in […]

Jellyfish Galaxy JO206 :  NASA Released An Image NASA released an image showcasing the jellyfish galaxy JO206 which was captured by the Hubble telescope. Jellyfish Galaxy (JO206) trails across the universe about 700 million light-years away from our planet. It is in the constellation Aquarius. Jellyfish galaxies resemble their marine namesakes and that is evident […]