NAFIS: National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) has been launched by the Home Ministry to allow a country-wide search of crime-related fingerprints. NAFIS will create a unique 10-digit national fingerprint number (NFN) for each person arrested for the crime. Using the database of fingerprints, different crimes can be linked to NFN. It will “provide the […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Women Scientists
Women Scientists: As per the Department of Science and Technology data, the number of women scientists has gone up in over the past two decades. Findings: Women among researchers: Increased from 13. 9% (2015) to 18.7% (2018) Good number of participation of women till post-graduate level and then there is a drop at the post-doctoral […]
Tomato Flu
Tomato Flu: A new infection dubbed tomato flu, or tomato fever, has been detected in India mostly among children younger than five, according to a report in the Lancet Respiratory Journal. The infection has been named ‘tomato flu’ because of the red, painful blisters that appear on a patient’s body and gradually enlarge to the […]
Supercharged Rice
Supercharged Rice: The Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have shown how a transcriptional regulator can boost grain yields and shorten the growth duration of rice. This ‘supercharged biotech rice’ yields 40% more grain. The report has pointed out that giving a Chinese rice variety a second copy of one of its own […]
India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus
India’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus: The Union Minister of State of Science & Technology launched India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Bus. A hydrogen fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts hydrogen into electrical energy. Fuel cells work in a similar manner to conventional batteries found in electric vehicles, but they do […]
Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition: Right to Information (RTI) responses received by the Internet Freedom Foundation reveal that the Delhi Police treats matches of above 80% similarity generated by its facial recognition technology (FRT) system as positive results. Facial recognition is an algorithm-based technology which creates a digital map of the face by identifying and mapping an individual’s […]
Forever Chemicals
Forever Chemicals: A recent study published in Environment Science and Technology has found that rainwater from many places across the globe is contaminated with “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” (PFAs), which are called “forever chemicals” because of their tendency to stick around in the atmosphere, rainwater and soil for long periods of time. PFAs are man-made […]
Tilapia Aquaculture Project
Tilapia Aquaculture Project: Inspired by Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Technology Development Board (TDB) has extended support to the Tilapia Aquaculture Project with Israeli Technology. Technology Development Board (TDB) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The term aquaculture broadly refers to the cultivation of aquatic organisms in controlled […]
West Nile virus
West Nile virus: The New York City Health Department announced that the West Nile virus had been detected in two people, one in Brooklyn and another in Queens, as well as in a “record number” of infected mosquitoes throughout the city. West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause neurological disease and death in people. WNV is […]
Human-To-Animal Transmission Of Monkeypox
Human-To-Animal Transmission Of Monkeypox: The first case of human-to-animal transmission of monkeypox has been reported in a dog, according to research published in the medical journal The Lancet on August 10. Following the news, the United States public health agency, the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, has updated its prevention recommendations on infected […]
