Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

CCI Imposes Fine on Meta: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update.This ruling prohibits WhatsApp from sharing user data with other Meta companies for advertising purposes and mandates that user consent must be obtained for any […]

High-Altitude Sickness: The recent death of a trekker from Kerala due to high-altitude sickness (HAS) or Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) while attempting to scale a peak in Uttarakhand has brought attention to the dangers of trekking in the mountains.Popular trekking routes often exceed 3,000 meters, increasing the risk of AMS among unacclimatised trekkers.High-altitude sickness occurs […]

Sabal-20 Logistics Drone: In a significant move to bolster the Indian Army’s logistical capabilities, the private drone manufacturer EndureAir has delivered its innovative Sabal 20 logistics drone to the Eastern theatre of operations. It is an electric-unmanned helicopter based on variable pitch technology, designed specifically for aerial logistics. It was manufactured by the private drone […]

MACE Telescope in Ladakh: the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) telescope was inaugurated in Hanle, Ladakh, representing a significant advancement in gamma-ray astronomy.It enables scientists to explore gamma rays with energies exceeding 20 billion electron volts (eV), emitted from sources beyond the Milky Way, including pulsars, blazars, and gamma-ray bursts.MACE positioned at an altitude of […]

Optical Fibre in Siachen: For the very first time, the Indian Army has successfully installed Optical fibre connectivity at Siachen and Daulet Beg Oldie (DBO) to ensure high-speed broadband connectivity.Fiber optic cables use fast-traveling pulses of light to transfer digital information. It relies on total internal reflection for their operation.Siachen is the world’s highest and […]

World’s Oldest Man, Passes Away at 112: John Tinniswood, born in Liverpool, UK, on August 26, 1912, was recognized as the world’s oldest man after the death of Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez in April 2023. He passed away peacefully at the age of 112 in a care home in Southport, England, on November 25, 2024. […]

Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 (BAHS) on the occasion of National Milk Day (26th November). It is based on the outcomes of the Integrated Sample Survey (ISS) (March 2023–February 2024) and shows trends in major livestock products like milk, eggs, […]

Ban on ULFA Under UAPA: TGhe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ban on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for five more years under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA).ULFA is an armed militant organisation operating in Assam that aims to secede Assam from India.ULFA was formed in 1979 to seek […]

International Pathogen Surveillance Network: The International Pathogen Surveillance Network recently announced the first round of grants towards understanding disease threats. It is a public health network to prevent and detect infectious disease threats before they become epidemics or pandemics. The IPSN, with a Secretariat hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Hub for Pandemic and […]

PAN 2.0 Project: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister has given its approval for the PAN 2.0 Project. It is an e-Governance project for re-engineering the business processes of taxpayer registration services through technology driven transformation of PAN/TAN services for enhanced digital experience of the taxpayers. This will be […]