PresVu : New Eye Drop For Presbyopia Mumbai-based Entod Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its new eye drop PresVu, which has been developed to reduce dependency on reading glasses for individuals affected by presbyopia. Presbyopia is an age-related condition in which the eyes gradually lose the ability […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
District Agro-Meteorology Units
District Agro-Meteorology Units: Press Trust of India reported that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is planning to revive District Agro-Meteorology Units (DAMUs) under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme. These were established by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in 2018 in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The aim was to […]
NASA’s DART Mission : In News
NASA’s DART Mission : In News NASA’s DART mission made history by successfully crashing a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos. This marked a major step forward in protecting Earth from possible asteroid impacts by testing ways to change the direction of threatening space objects. Dimorphids is the First Human-Made Meteor Shower As a result […]
India Emerges as World’s Second-Largest 5G Smartphone Market
India Emerges as World’s Second-Largest 5G Smartphone Market: In a significant development for the global telecommunications industry, Counterpoint Research has reported that India has surpassed the United States to become the world’s second-largest market for 5G smartphones.
World Trade Centre to Anchor Ambitious AI City Near Hyderabad
World Trade Centre to Anchor Ambitious AI City Near Hyderabad: The government of Telangana has taken a significant step towards establishing itself as a global AI hub by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Centres’ Association for the creation of a World Trade Centre (WTC) within the proposed AI City near […]
INS Malpe And INS Mulki
INS Malpe And INS Mulki: Two anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft vessels (ASWCWC) of the Indian Navy, INS Malpe and INS Mulki, were recently launched at Cochin Shipyard. INS Malpe and INS Mulki are two indigenously designed and constructed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercrafts (ASWCWC) built for the Indian Navy. This is the fourth and fifth ASWCWC […]
NIDHI Programme
NIDHI Programme: The Union Minister of Science and Technology virtually inaugurated 8 new NIDHI i-TBIs across India along with a new DST-NIDHI Website at IIT Delhi celebrating 8 years of the Department of Science and Technology’s initiative (DST-NIDHI). The National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) program was launched in 2016. It is an […]
Goods Trade Barometer
Goods Trade Barometer: Indian merchandise exports could likely improve in the second half of the year, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer indicated an upturn in global trade volume. Goods Trade Barometer was formerly known as the World Trade Outlook Indicator. It is developed by the World Trade Organization and provides “real-time” […]
WHO Global Framework For Pathogen Origins
WHO Global Framework For Pathogen Origins: WHO Launches First Global Framework For Understanding the Origins Of New Or Re-Emerging Pathogens It is Developed by SAGO (Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens) Established by WHO in 2021; consists of global independent experts Key Principles is to Aligns with International Health Regulations (IHR) and […]
State Mission Director for the National Health Mission
State Mission Director for the National Health Mission: Dr. Vinay Goyal has officially assumed the role of State Mission Director for the National Health Mission (NHM). He succeeds K. Jeevan Babu, who has moved to the Kerala Water Authority as Managing Director.
