Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Willow Chip : Google Google has announced a significant advancement in quantum computing as it unveiled its next-generation chip called ‘Willow’. Willow Chip is a new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip developed by Google. The components of the chip include single and two-qubit gates, qubit reset, and readout that have been engineered and integrated to ensure […]

Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer : NASA NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has revealed the structures in a newly discovered X-ray binary system designated as Swift J1727.8-1613, or Swift J1727 in short. Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). IXPE was launched aboard […]

Ghost Guns and 3D Printing: Ghost guns are untraceable firearms assembled at home, often using kits or 3D-printed parts.These weapons lack serial numbers, making them difficult for law enforcement to track.Printing Enable Ghost Guns: In the context of firearms, 3D printers can produce components like receivers, barrels, or grips using materials such as plastic or […]

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence: The Smuggling in India Report 2023-24 by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sheds light on evolving narcotics smuggling routes and the major drug hubs impacting India.Major Narcotics Hubs:The Death Crescent (Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan) as a primary heroin source. The Death Triangle (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand) for synthetic drugs and heroin, affecting […]

Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System: iHub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) launched Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System. Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System is first-of-its-kind cost-effective system connects Bluetooth-enabled sensors […]

DHARINI 3D Foetal Brain Atlas: Researchers at Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a revolutionary tool known as DHARINI, a detailed 3D map of foetal (unborn offspring that develops in the uterus of a mammal) brain, that holds significant implications for understanding brain disorders.DHARINI is the world’s largest and most detailed high-resolution 3D […]

Ayush Visa for Medical Value Travel: The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) highlighted the Ayush Visa, an initiative to promote medical value travel (MVT) for foreigners seeking treatment in India’s traditional medicine systems. Ayush Visa introduced in 2023 with four sub-categories: Ayush Visa (AY-1), Ayush Attendant Visa (AY-2), e-Ayush […]

6th edition of the Capacity Building Program: The 6th edition of the Capacity Building Program for Sri Lankan Civil Servants commenced at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie.The program hosted 40 mid-career civil servants from Sri Lanka, focusing on governance, policy frameworks, AI in governance, and India’s successful models in public administration. […]

AgeXtend: Researchers at IIIT-Delhi have developed AgeXtend as a tool to efficiently cut down the time taken to identify viable molecules with geroprotectors, or age defying properties.AgeXtend is an Artificial Intelligence-based platform designed to identify compounds with geroprotective (anti-aging) properties.

World’s First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery: Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. It a carbon-14 diamond battery, a strange fusion of radioactive decay, synthetic diamonds and plasma chemistry. It uses carbon-14, a radioactive isotope of carbon of half-life of 5,700, because […]