Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Sickle Cell Anaemia : Target Of 2047 To Eradicate The President of India said that the country would eradicate sickle cell anaemia well before the government-set target of 2047. Sickle Cell Anaemia is a group of inherited blood cell disorders that affect hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells (RBCs) that delivers oxygen to cells […]

Abhigyan App: The Union Home Minister launched the Abhigyan app in New Delhi. Abhigyan App is a centralised platform created to support law enforcement in making better use of crime-related data. It is developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). It enables field police personnel to access a vast repository of criminal records directly […]

GRAPES-3 Telescope: Researchers from Mumbai, Kochi, and Japan used the GRAPES-3 telescope to track how the Earth’s upper atmosphere temperature and the Sun’s magnetic field affect muons — subatomic particles from space. Gamma Ray Astronomy PeV EnergieS phase-3 (GRAPES-3) is designed to study the origin, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays through measurement of extensive […]

India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) recently congratulated the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIIDEM) team for completing 15 years in service of electoral training and management. IIIDEM was established in 2011 by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to serve as a premier global […]

BGP Hijacking: Following the Indian government’s temporary block on Telegram, the platform’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov claimed that the app’s global access was being compromised via BGP hijacking.Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacking is an advanced cyber-tactical event in which internet traffic is maliciously or accidentally misdirected. This happens when a network operator falsely advertises […]

What is Drop Shipping? The success of Amazon, the largest e-commerce retailer in the world, can be credited at least in part to drop shipping practices. Dropshipping is a retail business model in which a seller accepts customer orders without keeping the products in stock. Instead, when a customer places an order, the seller purchases […]

Crohn’s Disease : Recent Study A detailed cellular study of Crohn’s disease recently mapped how gene activity changes across more than 50 cell types in the gut. Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes swelling and irritation of the tissues, called inflammation, in the digestive tract. It can affect any part […]

Smart Village Initiative by CSIR: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is deploying AI-enabled technologies and infrastructure upgrades in Kusunpur village, Odisha, under the ‘Smart Village’ initiative to mitigate human-animal conflict, enhance rural livelihoods, and integrate villages into India’s growth trajectory.An AI-enabled wild animal detection and alert system is being planned to reduce […]

Concerns Over Dengue Vaccine DengiAll: Concerns have emerged about India’s forthcoming dengue vaccine DengiAll, following reports of severe adverse events during Brazil’s vaccination campaign with Butantan-DV, highlighting antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) risks, tetravalent vaccine efficacy, and the need for robust monitoring.Vaccine Type: Both DengiAll (India) and Butantan-DV (Brazil) are live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccines, combining four weakened […]

Artemis III : In News NASA has officially unveiled the four-member crew and updated operational details for the Artemis III mission, now scheduled as a highly complex Earth-orbit test flight in 2027 to lay the critical groundwork for future lunar landings. The mission will be started by a four-member international crew: NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik […]