Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra: The Government of India has decided to allow 2000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras are set up under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, which was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry […]

Govt Bans 14 Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs: The government has banned 14 fixed-dose combination drugs citing there is “no therapeutic justification” for these medicines and that they may involve “risk” to people. The decision was taken on the basis of the recommendations of an expert committee and the Drugs Technical Advisory Board. Prohibit the manufacture, sale […]

Foot Rot Disease: Several farmers raised the concern over “foot rot” disease in the saplings of the Basmati variety of paddy in the nurseries. Foot rot disease also known as Bakanae Disease. It is a soil and seed-borne deadly fungus which is seen only in the Basmati variety of paddy. It is caused by ‘Fusarium […]

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 […]

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: 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: 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 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 […]