Kavach System : Railway The railways recently confirmed that there was no ‘Kavach’ system installed on the trains involved in the accident in Odisha’s Balasore district. It is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. Kavach was developed by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) under Indian Railway (IR) in collaboration with Medha […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
GAGAN Satellite Technology.
GAGAN Satellite Technology: The Prime Minister of India lauded Asia’s first demonstration of Performance-Based Navigation for helicopters for a flight from Juhu to Pune using GAGAN satellite technology. GAGAN satellite technology is the acronym for GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation. It is jointly developed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and the Airports Authority of […]
Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System: Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad, a pioneer in healthcare innovation, recently launched the Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical System. Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System is a tool that helps surgeons perform a variety of surgeries including gynecological surgeries, urological, head and neck, thoracic, colorectal, cardiac and general surgeries. The da Vinci only […]
Li-ion Battery Recycling Technology
Li-ion Battery Recycling Technology: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India has transferred cost-effective lithium-ion battery recycling technology to nine recycling industries and start-ups as part of the Mission LiFE under the “Promote circularity campaign.” This indigenous technology can process various types of discarded lithium-ion batteries, recovering over 95% of lithium, cobalt, […]
Galleri Test : Identifies The Original Site Of Cancer
Galleri Test : Identifies The Original Site Of Cancer A blood test capable of detecting over 50 types of cancer has shown remarkable potential in a major trial conducted by the NHS. Galleri test, has demonstrated high accuracy rates and the ability to identify the original site of cancer in a significant percentage of positive […]
Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) : India a Member
Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) : India a Member India has recently become a member of the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN), a global collaboration aimed at testing vaccines during pandemic and epidemic disease outbreaks. The CLN, which is part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), consists of 15 partner facilities from 13 countries. The […]
Diagnostic Test For Chytridiomycosis
Diagnostic Test For Chytridiomycosis: Scientists developed a diagnostic test for Chytridiomycosis. Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease in frog populations. It has caused severe declines in over 500 frog species and led to 90 extinctions, making it the deadliest animal disease known. It infects frogs skin. This damages their ability to balance water and salt levels. […]
Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) Initiative
Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) Initiative: The Union Ministry of Electronics & IT launched the ERSO Pilot initiative to validate certain transformational policy and process changes to make India the Repair Capital of the World. Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) initiative aims to promote India as a hub for repairing electronic goods and to assess […]
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: The PM has inaugurated India’s first facility to produce rare earth permanent magnets in Visakhapatnam. A permanent magnet is a type of magnet that can create a magnetic field without needing any external power source. It is called “permanent” because once it is magnetized, it can […]
Quasi-Moon : 2023 FW13
Quasi-Moon : 2023 FW13 Astronomers have recently discovered a ‘quasi-moon’ called ‘2023 FW13’ that orbits the Earth but is actually gravitationally bound by the Sun. 2023 FW13 is an asteroid which has been designated as a quasi-satellite or a quasi-moon. It is among the few known quasi-moons or satellites that we know of in our […]
