Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Taurine : A Nutrient Found In Meat And Fish Study has shown that Taurine – a nutrient found in meat, and fish and sold as a supplement – extends life and boosts health in a range of animal species. Experiments on middle-aged animals showed boosting taurine to youthful levels extended life by over 10% and […]

JATAN Virtual Museum: The Central government plans to complete 3D digitisation of all museums under its administrative control by the year-end for better conservation of artefacts. JATAN is a digital collection management system for Indian museums designed and developed by Human Centres Design and Computing Group, Centre for Development of Smart Computing, Pune. It can […]

Sagar Samriddhi : Online Dredging Monitoring System The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways recently launched an online dredging monitoring system called “Sagar Samriddhi”.Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbours, and other water bodies. Sagar Samriddhi is an online dredging monitoring system. The new system aims […]

Operation Amanat: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recently conducted a successful operation named “Amanat,” resulting in the retrieval of lost or left-behind luggage and valuable articles. Under the Operation Amanat initiative, the Railway Protection Force has taken a novel initiative to make it easier for the passengers to get back their lost luggage. It helps […]

Captagon Pills: After Arab League reinstating Syria as its member, the discussions on the trade of Captagon pills have taken the centre-stage once again. Captagon pill is a highly addictive amphetamine-type drug, which is produced mainly in Syria. The original Captagon contained fenetylline, a synthetic drug of the phenethylamine family to which amphetamine also belongs. […]

Homo Naledi : Study A study has been published, which suggests that Homo Naledi, an ancient human species, may have buried their dead and created meaningful symbols in a cave. However, these claims have sparked controversy within the scientific community. Homo Naledi is a species of human discovered in the Rising Star cave system, a […]

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra: The Government of India has decided to allow 2000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras are set up under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, which was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry […]

Govt Bans 14 Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs: The government has banned 14 fixed-dose combination drugs citing there is “no therapeutic justification” for these medicines and that they may involve “risk” to people. The decision was taken on the basis of the recommendations of an expert committee and the Drugs Technical Advisory Board. Prohibit the manufacture, sale […]

Foot Rot Disease: Several farmers raised the concern over “foot rot” disease in the saplings of the Basmati variety of paddy in the nurseries. Foot rot disease also known as Bakanae Disease. It is a soil and seed-borne deadly fungus which is seen only in the Basmati variety of paddy. It is caused by ‘Fusarium […]

Kavach System : Railway The railways recently confirmed that there was no ‘Kavach’ system installed on the trains involved in the accident in Odisha’s Balasore district. It is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. Kavach was developed by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) under Indian Railway (IR) in collaboration with Medha […]