Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Big Catch-up Initiative: A global effort called “The Big Catch-up” was announced by various health organizations Implementing Partners are WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Immunization Agenda 2030, and other health partners Objective is to Boost childhood vaccination rates and reverse declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic 20 countries including […]

Taam Ja Blue Hole Discovered: Scientists have discovered a massive blue hole off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It is a type of underwater sinkhole or vertical cave that is typically found in low-lying coastal karst platform regions. These are formed when limestone or other carbonate rock is dissolved by slightly acidic groundwater […]

Bengaluru Experienced a Zero Shadow Day: Bengaluru experienced a ‘Zero Shadow Day’, when vertical objects appear to cast no shadow. Zero Shadow Day is a sub-solar point where the sun is directly overhead at a particular latitude. When the sun is at the zenith (the highest point in the sky) its rays will be hitting […]

Vaccine For Shingles Disease: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK India) announced the much-awaited launch of its globally top-selling shingles vaccine Shingrix in India. Shingles disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus the same virus that causes chickenpox. It can occur anywhere in the human body. It typically looks like a single stripe of blisters that wraps around […]

Injectable Cell Therapy To Treat Osteoarthritis: Scientists have recently developed a new injectable cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis  is a degenerative joint disease that can affect the many tissues of the joint. It is the most common type of arthritis. Arthritis refers to biomechanical changes within a joint. Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage […]

White Spot Disease In Shrimp: Over the past month, white spot disease has affected over 100 acres of shrimp farming in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. White Spot Disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects crustaceans such as prawns, yabbies and crabs. When found in high-intensity production areas, such as prawn farms, white spot […]

LockBit Ransomware: It has been found that LockBit ransomware was found to be targeting Mac devices. Earlier in January 2023, the LockBit gang was reportedly behind a cyber-attack on U.K. postal services, causing international shipping to grind to a halt. A ransomware is a type of malware that hijacks computer data and then demands payment […]

‘ARTSENS’ Device: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) recently developed a device called ‘ARTSENS’ to assess the health and age of blood vessels and thereby provide early screening for cardiovascular diseases. ‘ARTSENS’ Device is a novel, non-invasive device to assess the health and age of blood vessels and thereby provide early screening for […]

Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution : Voiced Against NCERT Decision The scientific community voiced against NCERT’s decision to remove Darwin’s theory of biological evolution from Class 10 CBSE textbooks. Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution due to his contribution to the establishment of the theory of evolution. Darwin published his concept of evolution […]

SpaceX Starship: Exploded During First test-flight SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s biggest rocket, exploded during its first test-flight to space. SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship. It is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system. Powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) and […]