Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Star Clusters : Recently Discovered Astronomers recently discovered five young star clusters, and possibly the oldest star clusters ever, born from the time when the Universe was an infant. A Star cluster is either of two general types of stellar assemblages held together by the mutual gravitational attraction of its members, which are physically related […]

Space MAITRI Mission: The Australian government entered into an $18 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the space MAITRI mission. Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India’s Technology, Research and Innovation), represents a major step forward in the strategic partnership between the […]

eSakshya (evidence) App: Days ahead of the implementation of the three criminal laws, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is testing eSakshya (e-evidence) app. eSakhsya App is a mobile-based application to help police record the scene of crime, search and seizure in a criminal case and upload the file on the cloud-based platform. The […]

India Africa Postal Leaders Meet: With the aim of strengthening ties among the administrations of African countries and India in the postal sector, the ‘India Africa Postal Leaders Meet’ was organised in India. It is an initiative under the “South- South and Triangular Cooperation” programme of the Universal Postal Union and is organised with the […]

Biomass briquettes: In recent times biomass briquettes are being used as a fuel alternative for the power and electricity generation sector. Biomass briquettes: are made up of compact blocks of organic materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes, or industrial by-products. These are used for heating, cooking fuel and electricity generation usually in developing countries […]

Skin Bank Facility : Indian Army The Indian Army has recently launched a skin bank facility Indian Army’s Skin Bank was launched to help treat severe skin burn injuries and other skin-related conditions for service personnel and their families. The first-of-its-kind facility established in the Armed Forces Medical Servicesis staffed with trained medical professionals, including […]

Livestock Census : Upcoming The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) hosted a workshop for the upcoming 21st Livestock Census scheduled for September to December 2024. This aimed to equip State and Union Territory officers with the necessary tools, including a mobile app and software, for efficient data collection during the census. Officials were […]

ALMA Telescope: Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, astronomers have gained new insights into how planets form around binary star systems, where two stars orbit a common centre of mass. ALMA Telescope is a state-of-the-art telescope that studies celestial objectsat millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths. It is a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas […]

African Swine Fever : Outbreak The death toll of pigs following the outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in Mizoram since February has crossed 3,350, officials said recently. African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, whose mortality rate can reach 100%. The ASF virus is […]

Methane : New Study According to a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, a significant portion of the methane gas released from the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September never made it into the atmosphere. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and is responsible for approximately […]