DRUM Web App: IIT Kharagpur associate professor and students created the Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green Mobility (or DRUM) web app.It’s like Google Maps but with the added feature of allowing users pick routes based on air quality and energy efficiency. It gives users five route options: shortest, fastest, least exposure to air pollution […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Fusarium graminearum : Dangerous crop-killing fungus
Fusarium graminearum : Dangerous crop-killing fungus The recent arrest of a Chinese researcher and charges against another for smuggling a dangerous crop-killing fungus Fusarium graminearum into the United States have brought renewed attention to the threat of agro-terrorism. It is a fungus that affects the kernel development of various grains, thereby reducing the yield. It […]
Ayush Nivesh Saarthi Portal
Ayush Nivesh Saarthi Portal: The Government of India launched the Ayush Nivesh Saarthi portal during the Ayush Stakeholder/Industry Interaction Meet held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Ayush Nivesh Saarthi Portal is a dedicated, investor-centric digital platform. It is developed by the Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with Invest India. It aims to transform India’s traditional […]
Astatine
Astatine: An international collaboration led by researchers at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, detected and measured the half-life of the heaviest proton emitter 188At (astatine) isotope. It is a rare and highly radioactive element with atomic number 85. It is part of the halogen group (Group 17) in the periodic table, which also includes fluorine, […]
Digital Drive by IRCTC
Digital Drive by IRCTC: IRCTC deactivated 2.5 crore suspicious user IDs to curb automated bot bookings and improve genuine user access. Features: Deactivation of Suspicious IDs: 2.5 crore fake/suspicious accounts blocked. Anti-Bot Systems & CDN Integration: Prevents automated bookings by touts. Mobile & Email Revalidation: 20 lakh IDs sent for verification. Aadhaar-Based Authentication: Non-Aadhaar users […]
India to Study Life Sustainability in Space under BioE3 Mission
India to Study Life Sustainability in Space under BioE3 Mission: The Union Minister of State for Science & Technology announced that India will conduct its first biological experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to explore the sustainability of human life in space. It is Led by ISRO in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology […]
Elon Musk Launches XChat
Elon Musk Launches XChat: Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has launched XChat, a new messaging service. Designed with an emphasis on security and cross-platform functionality, XChat aims to become a key component of Musk’s vision for an all-in-one super app, combining messaging, file sharing, and video/audio calling.Elon Musk announced the beta rollout of XChat on […]
National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research
National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research: Public Primary Health Centres (PHCs) are better prepared for diabetes and hypertension care than Sub-Centres, Community Health Centres (CHCs), and Sub-District Hospitals, a study undertaken by the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR-NCDIR), Bengaluru, has found. It is a permanent institute of the Indian Council of […]
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Children diagnosed with Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs), are left without essential medical care. Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) are rare genetic conditions that cause a buildup of toxic materials in your body’s cells. Examples include Gaucher, Pompe, Fabry, MPS I, MPS II, mucopolysaccharidoses, mucolipidoses, oligosaccharidoses, etc. The majority of the LSDs are caused […]
BharatGen
BharatGen: The Union Minister launched Bharat Gen Multimodal LLM at BharatGen Summit. BharatGen is India’s first-of-its-kind, indigenously developed, Artificial Intelligence (AI) based, government-funded, Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Indian languages. It is developed under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) and implemented through TIH Foundation for IoT and IoE at IIT Bombay. […]
