Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: An unhealthy lifestyle and the influence of globalisation are silently shaping a major global health issue called Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic (CKM) syndrome. Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome is defined as a health disorder attributable to connections among obesity, diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, […]

Titan Arum Flower: The Titan Arum flower, one of the world’s largest flowers, bloomed in Australia. It grows over 10 feet tall and blooms once a decade.It has a tall, pale yellowish phallic structure rising from the centre. The base of the flower has a ‘corm’ which is an underground energy-storing structure that supports its […]

Know Your Medicine’ App Launched to Promote Clean Sports: Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, has launched a nationwide call to action to strengthen the fight against doping in sports, urging athletes, coaches, and the entire sporting community to adopt the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India’s ‘Know Your Medicine (KYM)’ app.

Comb Jellies : New Study Comb jellies, also known as ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, can defy age and revert to younger versions of themselves, according to a study published recently. Comb Jellies are transparent, gelatinous invertebrates that drift through the waters of our global ocean. They are one of the oldest multicellular phyla in the animal […]

Voyager 2 Spacecraft : Update NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its historic flyby of Uranus, scientists have uncovered new revelations about the ice giant’s peculiar magnetic field. Voyager 2 Spacecraft is an unmanned space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, just a few weeks before its sister craft, Voyager 1. Its mission was […]

NISAR Satellite : Planning To Launch New Satellite ISRO and NASA are planning to launch a new satellite called NISAR in early 2025 that will help keep track of Earth’s surface on land and ice-covered areas. NISAR Satellite is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. It will be launched […]

New Bike Taxi Service by Delhi Metro Includes Women-Driven Rides: Delhi Metro has introduced a new bike taxi service, available for booking through the official Delhi Metro app, DMRC Momentum (Delhi Sarthi 2.0). Launched on November 11, 2024, in partnership with First And Last Mile Connectivity India Pvt. Ltd., the service also includes a dedicated […]

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis : Recent Study Researchers from Australia and Germany have for the first time cured patients suffering from Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), a deadly skin disease. TEN, also known as Lyell’s syndrome, is a rare, life-threatening skin condition. TEN is the most severe form of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). Both conditions are caused by […]

‘EV As a Service’ Programme: Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs launched the ‘EV as a Service’ programme of Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. ‘EV as a Service’ Programme aims to boost e-mobility in government offices; to deploy 5,000 E-Cars in government departments over the next […]

H5N1 Reassortant Virus: Human cases of novel reassortant H5N1 Bird flu virus were reported in Cambodia.The novel reassortant virus results from the mixing of clade 2.3.2.1c, which had been circulating in Southeast Asia, with the global 2.3.4.4b clade. H5N1 is one of several influenza viruses that causes a highly infectious respiratory disease in birds called […]