Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Marburg Virus Disease: Six people have died in Rwanda following an outbreak of the Marburg virus, the country’s Health Ministry said recently. Marburg Virus Disease earlier known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a genetically unique […]

Schizophrenia: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s new oral medicine, Cobenfy, for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorderthat affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. It mostly affects young adultsin the productive age group. […]

Sunita Williams Takes Command of ISS: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut and Indian Origin Sunita Williams has officially taken command of the International Space Station (ISS) as part of her extended mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. She is set to take command for the second time for ISS.

Women in Space Leadership Programme Initiative Launches by DST: The Department of Science and technology (DST) in India with the collaboration with the British Council launches the initiative of “A Women in Space Leadership” (WiSLP) as a part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).

Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation : In News The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) flagged 53 drugs, including Paracetamol and Pan D, as ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ), raising significant safety concerns regarding their consumption. The CDSCO has issued two lists, one with 48 drugs that failed quality tests and another with 5 drugs […]

Women In Space Leadership Programme: A Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) was launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the British Council as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). This initiative aims to develop a women’s leadership framework to support institutions in strengthening their gender-inclusive practices […]

Nazca Lines: Scientists have discovered more than 300 never-before-seen Nazca Lines in Peru. The new lines included abstract humanoids, “decapitated heads,” domesticated animals, fish, birds, cats, a potential “ceremonial scene” and human/animal interactions. The most bizarre shape was arguably a 72-foot-long (22 meters) “killer whale holding a knife.” The staggering new haul was unearthed in […]

PARAM Rudra Supercomputers: The Prime Minister of India virtually launched three Param Rudra Super Computing Systems and a High Performance Computing (HPC) system for weather and climate research. It is designed to tackle complex computational challenges across various scientific and engineering domains. Three Param Rudra supercomputers have been developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission. […]

Spiral Galaxy: NASA Hubble Space Telescope recently shared a stunning video of a spiral galaxy known as Caldwell 45, or NGC 5248. Spiral galaxies are twisted collections of stars and gas that often have beautiful shapes and are made up of hot, young stars. In a spiral galaxy, the stars, gas, and dust are gathered […]

Epigenetics: Epigenetics plays a critical role in human health by regulating gene expression without the direct modification of DNA sequence. Epigenetics is the study of how cells control gene activity without changing the DNA sequence. “Epi-“means on or above in Greek, and “epigenetic” describes factors beyond the genetic code. Epigenetic changes are modifications to DNA […]