Ban on 10-minute deliveries: Gig workers from platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit and Zepto went on nationwide strikes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, demanding a ban on 10-minute delivery models.The 10-minute delivery model promises ultra-fast doorstep delivery of food and groceries through algorithm-driven task allocation.It relies on dense dark-store networks, real-time tracking, and high-speed […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Nimesulide
Nimesulide: The Union Government has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of oral formulations of Nimesulide above 100 mg with immediate effect under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for the treatment of acute pain and fever. It acts by inhibiting chemical mediators responsible for […]
Narsapuram Lace Craft
Narsapuram Lace Craft: The Prime Minister of India praised the Narsapuram Lace Craft products made by self-help groups in Narsapur of Andhra Pradesh during his “Man-Ki-Baat” broadcast. Narsapur is situated on the bank of Godavari River in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is believed that the women of the farming community of this region […]
Frequency Comb
Frequency Comb: Frequency combs are an important modern tool which are used to calibrate atomic clocks and has various other applications. It is a special kind of laser light whose spectrum, or set of frequencies, resembles the teeth of a comb. Frequency combs are simple and compact tools that phase coherently connect the radio frequency […]
Passenger Assistance Control Room
Passenger Assistance Control Room: To address air travellers’ grievances more promptly, the civil aviation ministry recently set up the Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) that functions round-the-clock to resolve the issues. It was launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is aimed at significantly improving the promptness and effectiveness of addressing […]
Gas Hydrates
Gas Hydrates: A reserve of natural gas bubbling from a cage of ice discovered on the ocean floor to the west of Greenland may be the deepest gas hydrate cold seep on record, and it happens to be teeming with animal life. Gas hydrates are ice-like crystalline structures that form when a low-density gas, like […]
Legionnaires’ Disease
Legionnaires’ Disease: A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has prompted a health alert in Sydney’s central business district recently, with authorities urging people to remain vigilant for symptoms. It is a severe form of a lung infection (pneumonia) caused by a bacterium known as legionella. The disease got its name when a group of people at an […]
Magnetic levitation technology
Magnetic levitation technology: Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology by successfully propelling a one-tonne a one-tonne vehicle to 700 kilometers per hour in just two seconds. It is a transportation technology which uses electromagnets to lift, guide and propel trains without wheels, allowing the cars to levitate slightly above the […]
PathGennie Software for Fast-Tracking Drug Discovery
PathGennie Software for Fast-Tracking Drug Discovery: The Ministry of Science and Technology has developed PathGennie, a new open-source computational software that significantly accelerates drug discovery by accurately simulating drug–protein unbinding.PathGennie is an open-source computational framework designed to efficiently simulate rare molecular events, especially drug unbinding from protein targets, without introducing artificial distortions. It helps predict […]
National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF)
National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF): The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India has unveiled the National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF) to create a uniform, evidence-based system for assessing technology maturity across India’s R&D ecosystem.The National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF) is a standardised, objective framework to assess the maturity of technologies […]
