Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Midnight Zone : Study A team of researchers recently discovered a glowing “mystery mollusk” named Bathydevius Caudactylus within the ocean’s midnight zone. The ocean water column is made up of five zones: the sunlight zone (epipelagic), the twilight zone (mesopelagic), the midnight zone (bathypelagic), the abyssal zone (abyssopelagic), and the hadal zone (trenches). Sunlight is […]

Long-Range Hypersonic Missile: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested a long-range hypersonic missile off the coast of Odisha. The missile can carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km for the Armed Forces. It has been indigenously developed by laboratories of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad, along with […]

Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme: Twenty-four coastal villages in Odisha were recognised by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO as ‘Tsunami Ready’. Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme is an international community-based recognition programme developed by Intergovermental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. It aims to build resilient communities through awareness and preparedness strategies that will protect life, livelihoods […]

Jeddah Commitments on AMR: The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) concluded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the adoption of the Jeddah Commitments.Jeddah Commitments laid down practical, actionable and cross-sectoral steps stakeholders to address AMR-related goals by 2030. Its theme was “From Declaration to Implementation – Accelerating Actions Through Multisectoral Partnerships for […]

Thai Sacbrood Virus: Research found that pathogen spillover from managed honey bees to wild pollinators poses a serious threat, with shared habitats facilitating disease transmission and endangering pollinator ecosystems.Thai Sacbrood Virus Devastated 90% of Asiatic honeybee colonies in South India (1991–1992) and reemerged in Telangana in 2021. Symptoms: Kills larvae, preventing colony growth and reproduction.

SpaceX to Launch India’s Communication Satellite GSAT-20: India’s heavy communication satellite GSAT-20, weighing 4,700 kg, will be launched from Cape Canaveral, USA, by Elon Musk’s SpaceX on November 19, 2024. The satellite, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will provide essential communication services, including internet connectivity to remote areas. This marks a significant […]

University of Wollongong has launched its India campus in Gujarat’s GIFT City: Australia’s University of Wollongong (UOW) has officially inaugurated its India campus at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. The new campus, offering Master’s degrees in Financial Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Technology, marks a strategic entry into the Indian […]

Partnerships For Accelerated Innovation And Research (PAIR) Initiative: The Centre recently launched an initiative called Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) to support research in universities, especially central and state public universities. Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) Initiative is an initiative of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). It Stimulate scientific innovation […]

Zebrafish : Part Of China Shenzhou-18 Mission Chinese astronauts successfully reared four zebrafish in space which was part of the Shenzhou-18 mission. Zebrafish is a small (2-3 cm long) freshwater fish found in tropical and subtropical regions. The vertebrate takes its name from the horizontal blue stripes running the length of its body. It is […]

AI-enabled e-Tarang System: The Ministry of Defence launched the AI-enabled e-Tarang System. It is a unique software, developed in collaboration with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N). It will improve planning for the interference-free operation of defence equipment during both wartime and peacetime. It will enable automated, efficient planning and management of […]