Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea Outbreak In Kenya: A strand of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea outbreak has hit Kenya. Researchers have raised alarm, warning this infection is asymptomatic in some cases and can cause significant health challenges, including permanent damage to their reproductive systems. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can infect […]

Shukrayaan I : Venus mission An advisor to the space science programme recently said that the Indian Space Research Organisation is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and that the mission could as a result be postponed to 2031. SHUKRAYAAN-1: It is also called the Venus Mission. The Shukrayaan […]

Europe’s Largest Deposit Of Rare Earth Metals: Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB has discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. The store, situated in Kiruna located in the northern region of Sweden, holds a stockpile of over 1 million metric tons of rare earth oxides. Currently, no rare earths are mined in Europe and […]

Yeti Airlines Flight Black Box Found: Both black boxes from the crashed Yeti Airlines flight in Nepal have been discovered, Kathmandu airport officials said recently. Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the […]

Doppler Weather Radar Network: On the occasion of the 148th Foundation Day of India, the Meteorological Department (IMD) Union Minister of Earth science said the entire Country will be covered by Doppler Weather Radar Network by 2025. The Union Minister dedicated 4 Doppler Weather Radar Systems to the Western Himalayan States of Jammu and Kashmir, […]

India’s First Centre Of Excellence In Online Gaming: Digital India Startup Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India shall set up India’s first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming at Shillong The Centre of Excellence in Shillong is expected to catalyse startups and entrepreneurs from the entire North East Region to build the Next […]

First Aspirational District Deploying 5G Technology : Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh Vidisha, an aspirational district of Madhya Pradesh became the first-ever district in India for on-ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups. It is a joint initiative by Vidisha District Administration and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under […]

Local Bubbles : Giant Cosmic Cavity New research on a giant cosmic cavity that surrounds the solar system could reveal the universe’s secrets, including questions about the origins of stars. Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Harvard & Smithsonian have generated a 3D magnetic map of the cavity called Local Bubble. The Local Bubble […]

Intelligent knife (iKnife) : To Diagnose Womb Cancer New research led by the Imperial College of London has recently found an intelligent knife (iKnife), which can be used to diagnose womb cancer within minutes. According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, womb or endometrial cancer is the 6th most commonly occurring cancer among people […]

Small Magellanic Cloud : Dwarf Galaxy The world’s most powerful telescope, NASA’s James Webb telescope, has found a star formation in a dynamic cluster that lies within a nebula 200,000 light years away. As per the American space agency, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) star-forming region NGC 346 is one of the most dynamic in […]