Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Caterpillars : Electroreception British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae, they can pick up on electric fields with this sense, called electroreception. The study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]

India’s First Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager: IIT Bombay and TCS, India’s biggest IT services company, are working together to make the country’s first quantum diamond computer imager. A quantum diamond computer imager works in a way that is similar to how MRIs work in hospitals. It makes image magnetic fields possible so that semiconductor chips […]

What Is Carbon Fiber? Vice President recently visited National Aerospace Limited (NAL) facilities and laid the foundation stone of the Centre for Carbon Fiber and Prepregs in Bengaluru. Carbon fiber can have higher cost than other materials which has been one of the limiting factors of adoption. Carbon fiber, also known as graphite fiber or […]

PRAGATI-2024: The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has launched a groundbreaking initiative called “PRAGATI-2024” (Pharma Research in AyurGyan And Techno Innovation) to foster collaborative research and innovation in the field of Ayurveda. PRAGATI-2024 aims to explore research opportunities and foster collaboration between CCRAS and the Ayurveda drug industry. The CCRAS is an […]

Minor Forest Produce: Tribal people in Odisha are struggling for approvals from the forest department to sell Kendu leaf which is a minor forest produce The Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, or Forest Rights Act (FRA), defines ‘minor forest produce’ as any non-timber forest product of plant […]

Magellan Mission : NASA After analyzing the archived data from NASA’s Magellan mission, scientists say they observed new lava flows on Venus, suggesting that the planet was volcanically active between 1990 and 1992. Magellan Mission was a deep space mission launched by NASA on May 4, 1989, to explore the planet Venus. It was launched […]

Strain Rate: Researchers have reported in a study that when pure copper is heated and also subjected to an extreme strain rate, it behaves like a much harder material would Strain is how much a material deforms when stress is applied. It is a measure of the change in shape or size of an object […]

DD Kisan Deployed Two Artificial Intelligence Anchors: DD Kisan deployed two Artificial Intelligence anchors as part of the initiative to present the television channel in a new avatar The anchors have been named as ‘AI Krish’ and ‘AI Bhoomi’, and can speak in 50 Indian and foreign languages. These news anchors are computers, which are […]

Gopi Thotakura : First Space Tourist From India Gopi Thotakura, an India-born commercial pilot based in the US, became the first space tourist from India. She, along with five other space tourists, made a short recreational trip to space. Space tourism is a niche segment of the aviation industry that seeks to give tourists an […]

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A recent study challenges the perceived heart health benefits of fish oil supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids, raising concerns about their impact on cardiovascular health. Fatty Acids are the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat. During digestion, the body breaks down fats into […]