Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): IIT Jodhpur, Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust (DART) and AIIMS Jodhpur are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and fatal type of muscular dystrophy marked by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due […]
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Digital India Awards 2022: Data Sharing and Use for Socio Economic Development
Digital India Awards 2022 President Droupadi Murmu recently conferred the Digital India Award 2022 – Gold to CBSE in the Data Sharing and Use for Socio-Economic Development category. CBSE’s pioneering IT initiative “Digital Academic Repository – Parinam Manjusha was selected for the Gold category. Other winners: Platinum: E-NAM: for creating a unified national market for […]
What Is Generative AI?
What Is Generative AI? Generative AI has become a ‘hot topic’ for technologists, investors, policymakers and society at large. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that involves creating new, original content or data using machine learning algorithms. It can be used to generate text, images, music, or other types of media Uses of […]
Ceiling Fans: Mandatory Star Labelling
Ceiling Fans: Mandatory Star Labelling Ceiling fans have come under the ambit of mandatory star labelling from January 1, as per the revised Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) norms. As high energy-efficient five-star rated fans will require new imported motors and electronic components, they would get costlier by 8% to 20% Star labelling denotes energy […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. The court passed the directive while disposing of a batch of petitions challenging the age limit of 50 years […]
Nickel Alloy Coating
Nickel Alloy Coating Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous Research and Development Centre of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have developed a lab-scale process to deposit novel nanostructured Nickel alloy coatings. A new method of deposition of Nickel alloy coatings […]
e-Sanjeevani : Milestone Of Nine Crore Teleconsultations
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
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
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
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 […]
