Science & Technology

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

Joint “Artemis Mission” of ISRO and NASA Recently India has agreed to sign the Artemis Accords and send a joint mission with NASA to the International Space Station (ISS). India has decided to join the

Light pollution is skyrocketing Recently scientists have warned that due to light pollution, it will not be possible for us to see stars in the sky in the next two decades. Scientists say that the

Scientists Create Human Embryo-Like Structures with Stem Cells  Recently, a team of scientists from UK and USA has made a major breakthrough in the field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and human reproduction. These scientists

Country’s third anti-submarine warfare corvette ‘Anjadeep’ ‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight ships of ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy, was launched at M/s L and T, Kattupalli.

Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) Scientists tracking the continuous evolution of the energy state of the center of a solar outburst that occurred on July 20, 2017 have found that it strangely maintains a constant temperature.

Protosterol Biota  Recently, scientists have discovered a “lost world” of ancient organisms in rocks billions of years old from northern Australia. Scientists say that this discovery could change the world’s current understanding of the earliest

Country’s first Dimethyl Ether fueled tractor The country’s first Dimethyl Ether (DME) fuel driven tractor has recently ushered in a new era of clean fuel applications. Researchers at IIT Kanpur have developed 100% DME fuel