Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Measles : Report Despite a highly effective vaccine, measles caused approximately 95,000 deaths globally in 2024, primarily among unvaccinated children under five. Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus. It is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family. It is one of the world’s most contagious diseases, spread by […]

National Intelligence Grid: Officials told that National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is slowly gathering pace and receiving 45,000 requests a month. It is a platform for the police and investigating agencies to securely access government and private databases in real time. It is conceptualised as a seamless and secure database for information on terrorists, economic crimes […]

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia: Ten blackbucks have died in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur in Zoological Park due to suspected Haemorrhagic Septicaemia. It is also known as Pasteurellosis. It is a bacterial disease caused by certain serotypes of Pasteurella multocida. The two common serotypes of P. multocida associated with the disease in these species are types B:2 (in Asia ) […]

Brain–Computer Interface (BCI): India is exploring neurotechnology and Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCIs) as strategic tools for healthcare, economic growth, and technological leadership amid global advances led by the U.S., China, and Europe.A Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) is a system that interprets brain signals and converts them into digital commands to control external devices such as computers, robotic […]

Directorate General of Civil Aviation: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the Indigo airline a temporary one-time exemption from some Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms for pilots. It is the regulatory body in the field of civil aviation primarily dealing with safety issues. It is an attached office of the Ministry of […]

Infrastructure Investment Trust : Update National Highways Authority of India received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) in-principle approval for ‘Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust’ (RIIT) as an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT). It is Collective Investment Scheme similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in […]

Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC): A new study by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) for the first time concurrently estimated the daily salt and iodine consumption levels of the adult population in India and examined the effect of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended salt intake levels on iodine levels. Established in […]

AstroSat: The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) celebrated a decade of successful operation of the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on AstroSat. It is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously. The payloads cover the energy bands of Ultraviolet (Near and Far), limited optical […]

Onchocerciasis: Niger becomes the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis. Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic worm. The parasite can spread to humans through repeated bites of infected blackflies of the Simulium species. The flies breed by fast-flowing rivers and streams in certain remote, tropical, […]

Shingles Disease: Study A study found that Shingles vaccine reduces risk of death from dementia. Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus— the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the nerve cells and can reactivate […]