Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70): The team from JNU’s Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, identified a human protein, Hsp70, as a critical factor in the spread of diseases like malaria and Covid-19. Hsp70 is a type of molecular chaperone, a protein that plays a vital role in helping other proteins fold into their proper shapes […]

Homo juluensis : Study Researchers have identified a new species of ancient humans, which they have named Homo juluensis, meaning “big head,” based partly on a very large skull found in China. Homo juluensis is a new species of ancient humans with distinctively large skulls. The species, known as “big head people,” lived 300,000 years […]

Nanobubbles: The Union Minister of State for Forest, Environment, and Climate Change recently launched ‘Nano Bubble Technology’ for cleaning and purifying the water of the National Zoological Park, Delhi, to promote the health of aquatic animals. These are 70-120 nanometers in size, 2500 times smaller than a single grain of salt. They can be formed […]

Profit-Oriented Research and R&D Challenges in India: Google DeepMind released AlphaFold 3, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for predicting protein structures. Unlike its previous open-source versions, AlphaFold 3’s full code was withheld, preventing scientists from fully understanding its workings or replicating its results.This decision has sparked discussions about the growing influence of for-profit funding(investors seeking […]

Contractor Rating Mechanism: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a contractor rating mechanism to enhance the quality of highway maintenance.This initiative seeks to identify and address inefficiencies, improving ride quality and ensuring public safety on national highways.A performance-based rating mechanism for contractors maintaining national highways, assessing their work across defined parameters.

Linen Inspection and Sorting Assistant System: The Union Railway Minister inaugurated the Linen Inspection and Sorting Assistant (LISA) system. It is an Artificial Intelligence-based system, that inspects and sort linens such as bed sheets and towels provided to passengers in the air-conditioned coaches. It is designed to ensure 100% quality inspection of bed sheets used […]

DNA Profiles and Levirate Marriages: During DNA profiling for an organ transplant, it was discovered that a father was not the biological parent of his son, revealing a case of levirate marriage.The exposed sensitive family information, raising concerns about genetic privacy and the unintended consequences of DNA analysis.DNA profiling is a technique to identify individuals […]

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA): Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) has emerged as a groundbreaking area in cancer biology, challenging foundational genetic principles and offering new insights into cancer progression and drug resistance.ecDNA is a circular fragment of genetic material that breaks away from chromosomes and floats freely in the cell nucleus.Created by DNA damage, chromosomal rearrangements, or errors […]

India Efforts to Reduce Snakebite Deaths by 2030: This initiative aims to reduce the high mortality and morbidity rates associated with snakebites, particularly in rural and tribal areas, and aligns with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of halving global snakebite deaths and injuries by 2030. By mandating reporting of all snakebite cases and deaths, […]

PMGDISHA Achieves 6.39 Crore Digital Literacy: The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), launched to bridge the digital literacy gap in rural India, has successfully trained 6.39 crore individuals, surpassing its target of 6 crore rural households as of March 31, 2024. This initiative, under the Digital India Programme, aimed to empower one member […]