Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Flamingo Project And The Enigmatic S8 Tension: FLAMINGO project aimed to shed light on this cosmic mystery, but the findings have introduced a perplexing conundrum known as the “S8 tension.” The S8 tension is a measure of the lumpiness or clustering of matter in the universe. It can be precisely calculated using low-redshift observations, such […]

Vikram-1 Rocket: Indian firm Skyroot Aerospace recently unveiled its indigenously-built Vikram-1 rocket. Planned to be launched in early 2024, Vikram-I will be Skyroot’s second rocket, after the successful launch of the Vikram-S rocket on November 18 last year, when the space start-up became the first company to launch a private rocket from the ISRO’s launch […]

Sea Cucumber: Officials from the Indian Coast Guard and the customs department arrested four men who were allegedly in possession of sea cucumber and raw turmeric. Sea Cucumber species is a part of a larger animal group called echinoderms and is invertebrates that lives on the seafloor. Their body shape is similar to that of […]

Kasturi Cotton Bharat: The Union Minister of Textile, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution launched website of Kasturi Cotton Bharat. Kasturi Cotton Bharat is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, the Cotton Corporation of India, Trade Bodies & Industry. Objective is to work on the principle of self-regulation by […]

Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Card: The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards are the ID cards of the cellular world, and they have evolved in step with cellular networks. Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card is an integrated circuit, or a microchip, that identifies the subscriber on a given network. In order for a mobile phone to […]

Operation Chakra-2: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out a widespread crackdown on cyber criminals in India in an operation known as ‘Operation Chakra-2.’ This operation involved searches at 76 locations across the country and was prompted by the registration of five separate cases of cyber-enabled financial fraud, including a ₹100-crore cryptocurrency scam. The […]

DANGER : Software Tool For Genome Editing A team of researchers recently developed a software tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that provides a way for the safer design of genome editing in all organisms. DANGER analysis is a new software tool that makes genome editing safer by overcoming limitations […]

Cervical Cancer Cases : Lancet Study A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia has revealed that there is a significant regional disparity in the survival rates of cervical cancer patients across India. Key Findings Of the Study: About 52% of cervical cancer cases diagnosed between 2012 and 2015 survived. Among those […]

Infantile Hypophosphatasia: A family of children diagnosed with the rarest of diseases — Infantile Hypophosphatasia struggling to get these genetic disorders included under the Centre’s National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD). Infantile Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic disease in which the patient’s bones and teeth demineralise, making her fragile and prone to fractures. It may […]