Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

UNEP FI Impact Centre: UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has launched the UNEP FI Impact Centre, consolidating its SDGs & Impact workstream into a dedicated centre of expertise.The UNEP FI Impact Centre is a specialised centre of expertise under the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) focused on advancing impact management in financial […]

Exposome: Scientists are launching an ambitious global effort to map the “human exposome” — the lifelong mix of environmental and chemical exposures that drive most diseases. It can be defined as the measure of all the exposures of an individual in a lifetime, from conception onward and how those exposures relate to health. The International […]

Bio-based Chemicals: India has prioritised bio-based chemicals and enzymes as a priority area under the Department of Biotechnology’s BioE3 policy. Bio-based chemicals are industrial chemicals produced using biological feedstocks like sugarcane, corn, starch or biomass residues. These are often produced through fermentation or enzymatic processes. Examples: Organic acids (such as lactic acid), bio-alcohols, solvents, surfactants, […]

Country’s First Underwater Road-cum-Rail Tunnel under Brahmaputra River: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved India’s first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam at a cost of ₹18,662 crore.A 33.7 km four-lane access-controlled Greenfield connectivity project, including a 15.79 km twin-tube underwater tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River in Assam.It will […]

AgriStack: The Finance Minister announced the launch of Bharat-VISTAAR, a multilingual AI tool to integrate the AgriStack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems. AgriStack is a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the farm sector. It is an initiative under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM). It comprises three foundational registries or […]

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): India has the scale and momentum to influence how global business responds to climate risk, top executives of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTI) said recently. It is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. Mission: […]

Rashtriya Karmayogi Large Scale Jan Seva Programme: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that 10.5 lakh govt servants trained under Rashtriya Karmayogi Large Scale Jan Seva Programme. It is a national behavioural transformation initiative for civil servants. It is launched by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC). It was designed to emphasize upon […]

Tangkhul Hui and Kombai to be added to Assam Rifles dog squad: Assam Rifles is planning to induct two indigenous dog breeds—Tangkhul Hui (Manipur) and Kombai (Tamil Nadu) into its dog squad, aiming to reduce dependence on foreign breeds over the long term.Assam Rifles (India’s oldest paramilitary force) runs a dedicated Assam Rifles Dog Training […]

Quorum Sensing: The phenomenon of bacterial communication, or “quorum sensing” could indeed be a game changer for medicine, by opening new avenues to develop anti-quorum sensing therapies instead of antibiotics. Quorum Sensing is a mechanism by which bacteria regulate gene expression in accordance with population density through the use of signal molecules. Quorum sensing allows […]

National Medicinal Plants Board: The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), under the Ministry of Ayush organised a one-day Chintan Shivir at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. It is working as a section of Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homoeopathy). Mandate to develop an appropriate mechanism for coordination between various ministries/ […]