Science & Technology

Green Hydrogen Fuel cell bus Why in news ? Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri launched India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell bus at Kartavya Path in Delhi. What is Green Hydrogen? Green

Global Report on Hypertension 2023  Why In News:  Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) released its first report on the global impact of high blood pressure. Main point:       The global report on high blood pressure

Hybrid seeds in India Why  in news ? The increase in the share of private companies in India’s seed market has promoted use of these seeds. Hybrid seeds could threaten the country’s crop diversity and

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar Why In News ? The Central Government has decided to introduce 56 awards (3 Vigyan Ratna, 25 Vigyan Shri, 25 Youth Science Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, 3 Science Team Awards) under the category

National Strategy for Robotics (NSR) Recently the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India has released a draft of “National Strategy for Robotics” (NSR). It aims to strengthen the innovation cycle of robotic

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2022 Recently, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has made public the list of ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB)’ award winners for 2022. The winners, a total of 12 young

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 solar mission 2023 After the recent success of Chandrayaan-3, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is going to launch Aditya-L1 mission on 2 September. Aditya – L1 will be India’s first mission to study

Khanan Prahari App Helping to Curb Illegal Coal Mining Activities Recently, the Ministry of Coal has launched a mobile app called ‘Khanan Prahari’ to stop illegal coal mining activities. Features of Khaning Prahari App: The

NMC puts on hold rules for doctors to prescribe only generic medicines Recently, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has banned doctors from writing only generic medicines as prescription. Under the Registered Medical Practitioners (Professional Conduct)

India to name Chandrayaan-3‘s moon landing site Shiv Shakti Point Recently the Prime Minister said that the landing site of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon will be known as Shiv Shakti Point. The place where Chandrayaan-2

LCA Tejas successfully test-fires indigenous ASTRA Beyond Recently Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 Tejas has successfully flight tested the indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra on August 23, 2023 off the coast of

‘Wolf-Rayet’: Discovery of a Helium Star Recently, a massive helium star with the potential to form a ‘magnetar’ named ‘Wolf-Rayet’ has been discovered. The discovery marks the discovery of a new type of astronomical giant—the

Turmeric supplement warning after fatality Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (Therapeutic Goods Administration: TGA) has warned about the risk of liver injury from the use of medicines and herbal supplements containing turmeric or its active ingredient,

Gene-Edited Mustard: Less Pungent, More Useful  Recently Indian scientists have developed mustard with less pungent odor for the first time, which is pest resistant as well as disease resistant. It is based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene

A genetically altered pig kidney transplanted into a human Recently, a genetically engineered pig kidney was transplanted into a brain dead person, and it is still working well after 32 days. This is the longest

India’s first 3D-printed post office unveiled in Bengaluru Recently, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has inaugurated India’s first 3D-printed post office in Cambridge Layout, Bengaluru. The post office was constructed in just 43 days ahead of

INS Vindhyagiri Launched Recently President Draupadi Murmu has launched Nilgiri class warship ‘INS Vindhyagiri’. On this occasion Vindhyagiri has been immersed in the Hooghly river. INS Vindhyagiri has been constructed under Project 17A (Alpha), and

Aditya – L1 Mission India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, will be launched in late August or early September, according to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Sun probe has reached Sriharikota space port for the

India launches ‘Graphene-Aurora program’ to bolster Graphene Engineering Recently the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has launched the ‘Graphene-Aurora program’ in an event at the Maker Village ‘Konchi’ in Kerala. The proposed project

Russia’s Luna-25 Mission According to the latest information, both Russia’s Luna-25 Mission and India’s Chandrayaan-3 are expected to reach the Moon on 23 August 2023. Landing on the moon would not impede India’s Chandrayaan-3, which

Einstein Cross Recently, astronomers have discovered a rare view of the “Einstein Cross”, predicted by Albert Einstein in 1915. In this case, a foreground elliptical galaxy about 6 billion light-years away from Earth has distorted

The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology has introduced The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha. The passage of this bill will pave the

Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program Recently Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar has addressed the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) seminar organized by IIT Madras in Chennai through virtual medium. The

Detection of diseases easier with cell-free DNA (cfDNA) Recently researchers around the world are considering cell-free DNA: cfDNA as a useful tool to understand human diseases and to use the knowledge to improve diagnosis, monitoring

Bharat 6G Alliance Recently the Department of Telecom (DoT) has launched the India 6G Alliance (B6GA). The India 6G Alliance (B6GA) is a collaborative platform. This includes public and private sector companies, academia, research institutes

Gravitational Wave Background: A Very Simple Explanation Recently, the gravitational wave background of the universe has been detected for the first time. Gravitational waves or gravitational waves (GW) are ripples in the structure of space-time.

Alphabet’s Project Taara  Recently, Alphabet has started using lasers to deliver internet to remote areas. Alphabet, under Project Tara, is currently using light beam internet technology in several regions around the world, including India and

U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken Recently, the United States has approved the manufacture and sale of cell-cultured chicken. Cellular agriculture is a process in which animal-based products are produced from cell cultures instead

Gaganyaan’s 1st abort mission to be done in August-end According to the ISRO chairman, the first abort mission of ‘Gaganyaan’ will be conducted by the end of August. Abort missions test systems that allow the