Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

100-Day Tuberculosis (TB) Campaign: The Government of India recently launched a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) campaign, focusing on active screening in 347 high-risk districts. In its first week, the campaign detected 6,267 new TB cases. Over 5 lakh individuals have been actively screened through health and wellness centres and 850 mobile testing vans. The campaign targets […]

India’s First Diabetes Biobank: India has established its first diabetes biobank at the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) in Chennai, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The diabetes biobank is a repository of biological samples collected from different populations to aid scientific research. It is designed to: Collect, process, store and […]

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A famous tabla maestro and five-time Grammy Award winner passed away in San Francisco due to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). It is a serious chronic disease that affects the tissue surrounding the air sacs, or alveoli, in the lungs. The lung tissue becomes thick and stiff for unknown reasons — causing permanent […]

Health Equity: Health equity remains a critical goal for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India. Despite government initiatives systemic inequalities persist across gender, religion, and regions, widening the gap in access to quality healthcare services.Health equity ensures that everyone has a fair opportunity to achieve their highest health potential, addressing avoidable disparities caused by […]

Hydroxymethanesulphonate: A study reveals hydroxymethanesulphonate, a secondary aerosol, forming in cold urban areas like Fairbanks, Alaska, reshaping understanding of aerosol chemistry in extreme conditions and its air quality impact.A secondary aerosol that forms from chemical reactions involving formaldehyde and sulphur dioxide in the presence of liquid water.Occurs when formaldehyde reacts with sulphite ions in aerosol […]

GSI Geoscience Museum in Gwalior: On the occasion of the inauguration of the GSI Geoscience Museum in Gwalior, Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, along with several distinguished dignitaries, marked the opening of this state-of-the-art facility.

Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT): The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has developed a newer version of its own Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT). Search and Rescue Aid Tool was launched in 2016 for facilitating search and rescue operations in the seas to […]

Rajmarg Saathi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched ‘Rajmarg Saathi’, a modernized Route Patrolling Vehicle (RPV) system to enhance highway safety, emergency response, and road maintenance efficiency.Rajmarg Saathi is Upgraded Route Patrolling Vehicles (RPVs) designed for efficient highway patrolling and incident management.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences: A permanent Vice-Chancellor is set to be appointed in Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), with the selection committee slated to conduct in-person interviews with 10 shortlisted candidates Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a multi-campus, public-funded research university in Mumbai, India. TISS is Asia’s oldest institute for […]

CE20 Cryogenic Engine: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the sea level hot test of its CE20 cryogenic engine. CE20 Cryogenic engine s the indigenous engine developed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO. It is powering the upper stage of the LVM3 launch vehicle and has been qualified to […]