Blue Foods And Its Advantages: A report titled Environmental performance of blue foods has stated that the Aquatic or blue foods can be made more environmentally sustainable than they are now. The report is published as part of the Blue Food Assessment (BFA). The BFA is a collaboration between Sweden-based Stockholm Resilience Centre, United States-based […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Medical Device Parks Scheme
Medical Device Parks Scheme: The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has launched the Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” to support the medical devices industry in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat. The medical device industry is a unique blend of engineering and medicine. It involves the creation of machines that are used to support life […]
Solar DC Cooking System
Solar DC Cooking System: The solar DC cooking technology was developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI). The CMERI is an institute under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It is a Solar Energy based Cooking System which consists of a solar PV panel, charge controller, battery bank and cooking oven. […]
NASA’s VIPER Mission
NASA’s VIPER Mission: NASA has chosen a landing site for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). The site is on the western edge of Nobile crater, near the lunar south pole. The crater was named after Italian polar explorer Umberto Nobile. NASA, in July 2021, announced that it will launch its Volatiles Investigating Polar […]
Havana Syndrome
Havana Syndrome: A US intelligence officer travelling with CIA director William Burns has reported symptoms of Havana Syndrome while the two were in India earlier this month. This is the first instance of the phenomenon being reported in India, at least on record, and could have diplomatic implications. Havana Syndrome: Havana Syndrome refers to a […]
Parker Solar Probe
Parker Solar Probe: Scientists using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have assembled the most complete picture yet of the inner structure and behavior of the large cloud of space dust, known as the zodiacal cloud, that swirls throughout the solar system. They found three dust populations in the cloud: Most of the grains are […]
Isothermal Forging Technology
Isothermal Forging Technology: Isothermal forging is a closed-die process in which the dies and the workpieces are heated to the same temperature, so that forming can take place without loss of temperature in the workpiece. It’s a preferred process for forming engineered parts, including jet-engine and other aerospace components in high-density lightweight alloys. In this […]
Mu Variant Of Covid-19
Mu Variant Of Covid-19: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added a new variant of Covid-19 in the list of Variants of Interest (VOI) and named it Mu (B.1.621). It has also added C.1.2 as a new VOI. According to INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium), India has so far not seen Mu and C.1.2, and […]
Emergency Use Listing (EUL) To Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
Emergency Use Listing (EUL) To Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin: The World Health Organisation (WHO) may take a decision on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin this week. The vaccine should get international recognition with this. Post approval people wanting to travel abroad will not have difficulty A WHO pre-qualification, or Emergency Use Listing […]
REX MKII: Armed Robot
REX MKII: Armed Robot: Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot ‘REX MKII’, which can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The use of robots in the war involves dealing with ethical dilemmas. The proponents say that such semi-autonomous machines allow armies to protect their soldiers, while critics fear this marks […]
