Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations Union Government’s free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani, has recently crossed another milestone by touching nine crore teleconsultations mark. e-Sanjeevani is a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution, launched by the then Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, in 2009. Created by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) […]

New System To Measure And Grade Hospital Performance: NHA is introducing a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The objective of the new system is to shift the focus of measuring performance of hospitals from volume of services provided to […]

Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Safety) Rules, 2022: The Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications has formulated the Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Safety) Rules, 2022. The Central government has envisioned fulfilling the communication needs of the citizens and enterprises through establishment of a resilient, secure, accessible and affordable Digital Communications Infrastructure and Services. Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure […]

Zebrafish : Ability To Regenerate Aged Discs In Human Vertebrae Scientists discovered that a protein found in Zebrafish can regenerate aged discs in human vertebrae. A study by Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, discovered that a protein called Cellular communication network factor 2a (Ccn2a) secreted […]

New Electrolyte To Help Better Ammonia Synthesis: A team of Indian scientists has developed a new aqueous electrolyte that can help make electrochemical ammonia synthesis more efficient. Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have introduced a new electrolyte called […]

Decline In Kala-Azar Cases In India: There has been a 98.7 per cent decline in cases of Kala-azar from 44,533 in 2007 to 834 in 2022 in India India is committed to eliminating Kalaa-Azar from the country by 2023 Eliminationis defined as reducing the annual incidence of Kala Azar (KA) to less than 1 case […]

First Known “Virovore : Organism That Eats Virus Researchers have found the first known “Virovore,” or organism that eats viruses. The new findings may change our understanding of the role viruses play in the food chain at a microscopic level. Virovore has been identified as an actual species of protist that feasts on viruses. These […]

Draft Regulation For National Exit Test: The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued the proposed draft regulations related to the National Exit Test (NExT). Objective of the Regulation: To provide consistency across the nation in the summative evaluation with regard to the minimum common standards of education and training for a medical graduate. The objective of […]

Draft Rules For Online Gaming: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released the Draft Rules for Online Gaming. The proposed rules have been introduced as an amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Draft Rules: Online games will have to register with a self-regulatory body, and […]

Stem Cell-derived Mitochondria Transplantation: Six children with rare disorders caused by deletion in the genomes of their mitochondria were successfully treated for the first time by Stem-cell derived Mitochondria Transplantation. The process involved the mitochondrial transplant from donor mothers into children’s haematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all types of blood cells. Stem Cell-derived […]