Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Starberry-Sense: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have developed a low-cost star sensor for astronomy and small CubeSat class satellite missions. The star sensor named Starberry-Sense can help small CubeSat class satellite missions find their orientation in space. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) said that the Starberry-Sense is ready for launch […]

Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping: Reliance Industries will introduce personal genomic mapping (PGM) to the Indian market. All the genetic information of an organism is called its genome. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA. Genetic mapping can offer firm evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one […]

India AI Roadmap: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) set up a task force for framing a draft roadmap for the artificial intelligence ecosystem INDIAai (The National AI Portal of India) platform will help in boosting research and facilitate tools required for the growth of the start-up community. It is a joint venture by […]

Ground Station Of India-Bhutan Satellite : Inaugurated The ground station of the India-Bhutan Satellite, which has been built in Thimpu, was recently inaugurated. India-Bhutan Satellite is also known as the ISRO Nano Satellite 2 for Bhutan (INS-2B). It was launched as a payload on ISRO’s PSLV C54 rocket on November 26, 2022. It has been […]

Prussian Blue Insoluble Formulations Drug: A critical drug, ‘prussian blue’ insoluble formulations developed on a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) technology recently received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Prussian blue insoluble formulations is one of the critical medicines listed by the World Health Organisation for radiological and nuclear emergencies. It […]

Learning Science Via Standards : Bureau Of Indian Standards The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has launched ‘Learning Science via Standards’, a unique initiative for students. Learning Science via Standards focuses on a series of lesson plans aimed to use scientific concepts, principles and laws to help students understand their practical applications in manufacturing, functioning […]

India’s First Behavioural Lab : Jaipur The Rajasthan government recently approved the setting up of India’s first Behavioural lab at Jaipur. India’s first Behavioural Lab will be set up at the Patel Bhawan at Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration (HCM-RIPA), Jaipur. The lab to be set up in about 2665.04 square feet […]

Japanese Encephalitis : Study A study conducted in Gorakhpur district, India, involving 266 children vaccinated with the Chinese SA-14-14-2 vaccine (a live, attenuated vaccine) for Japanese encephalitis, found very low levels of neutralising antibodies IgG at different time points after vaccination. The study found that seroprotection against the virus decreased in the vaccinated children. Seroprotection […]

Moon Time Zone: The European Space Agency highlighted the the need of a universal timekeeping system for the moon . MOON TIME ZONE is to streamline contact among the various countries and entities, public and private, that are coordinating trips to and around the moon The Moon has its own day and night cycle, which […]

Glow Scope : Fluorescence Microscope At Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a Glow Scope, a Fluorescence Microscope. With this setup, they were able to image the creatures’ brain, spinal cord, heart, and head and jaw bones. They were able to zoom in and out using the smartphone camera and the clip-on […]