Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

CRISPR: Over the last 3 years, the gene-editing technology with near unlimited potential has produced flawless results in clinical trials. India has approved a 5-year project to develop CRISPR to cure sickle cell anaemia. CRISPR is short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, which is a reference to the clustered and repetitive sequences of […]

Quantum Network: IIT, Madras has become 1st institute in India to join IBM Quantum Network. IBM’s Quantum Network aims to advance quantum computing skills and research in India. Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers. Quantum networks form an important element […]

Rabies: The death of a 12-year-old girl in Kerala from rabies, despite having multiple inoculations of the vaccine, has raised questions on the efficacy of rabies vaccines in India and their availability. Rabies is a disease that is caused by a family of viruses called the lyssaviruses and found in a range of mammals. The […]

Quantum Computing: According to a study by IBM, India is witnessing a growing interest in quantum computing, with students, developers, and academia actively participating. Consequently, the country is emerging as a talent hub for quantum computing. Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for […]

Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The President of India virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has been envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination. According to the United Nations Sustainable […]

Centre- State Science Conclave: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Centre- State Science Conclave on the 10th September via video conferencing. The first of its kind Conclave will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms – in the spirit of cooperative federalism – to build a robust science, technology & innovation (STI) ecosystem across the […]

Cyborg Cockroaches: An international team of researchers led by Japan’s scientific institution, RIKEN’s Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), have devised a system that can create cyborg cockroaches, that are part insect and part machine. They claim that these insects, whose movements are controlled by tiny integrated circuits, will be able to conduct surveillance in procedures […]

National Centre For Disease Control: The Union Health Minister virtually laid the foundation stone for National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) branches in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, […]

Legionellosis Disease: Argentina’s mystery pneumonia outbreak, where 11 people have been infected has finally been identified as Legionellosis by the country’s health ministry. Legionellosis is a “pneumonia-like illness that varies in severity from mild febrile illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia,” according to the WHO. The disease typically spreads via inhalation […]

WEST: A New I-STEM Initiative A new Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) initiative called “Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)” was launched. The WEST programme will cater to women with a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) background and empower them to contribute to the science, technology, and innovation ecosystem. Through […]