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R&D Spend — Golden Intervention Or Smoke and Mirrors Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context The announcement in the interim Budget by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the establishment of a one lakh crore rupees corpus with fifty-year interest-free loans to promote private sector research and innovation in sunrise domains has […]
With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotech What is CRISPR? CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. CRISPR-Cas9 is the most prominent technology that enables to edit parts of the genome by removing, adding or altering sections of the DNA […]
QuantumScape solid-state battery may be the future of EVs Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: QuantumScape, a U.S.-based company, has developed a solid-state battery prototype that marks a significant advancement in electric vehicle (EV) technology. Details: This battery retained 95% of its capacity after 1,000 charging cycles, potentially enabling an EV to […]
Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The growing crisis of water scarcity is worsened by declining water quality across various regions, with a particular focus on nitrogen pollution in rivers. Clean Water Scarcity: Study findings This issue, first recognized in 2010, is […]
Why the Union Budget’s plans for deep tech and research funding are significant Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT and computers Context: In the Interim Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1 lakh crore fund to provide long-term, low-cost or zero-interest loans for research and development. More on […]
India’s First Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility- a major step in the Government’s path towards Atmanirbharata Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Context: A crucial step in the country’s journey towards Atmanirbhar Bharat has been achieved with India’s first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility successfully established and tested by Indian Institute of […]
PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme Subject: Schemes Section: Science Context: Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Lok Sabha had described the objectives of the PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme. More on news: The Union Cabinet Chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the overarching […]
‘First’ patient free of cancer: Indigenous CAR-T cell therapy brings treatment cost down from Rs 4 crore to Rs 40 lakh Subject: Science and tech Section: Health Context: Dr (Col) V K Gupta has been declared cancer-free since he took the indigenously developed CAR-T cell therapy at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital. More on […]
EU sets new climate goal for 2040 — high ambition, yet gaps persist Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: The European Union, through the European Commission, announced a new proposed climate goal, targeting a 90% reduction in net emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. Details: This follows the EU’s previous commitment in […]
Biden govt. sets tighter standards for soot pollution Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The Biden administration has introduced stricter standards for soot pollution, aiming to reduce emissions from various sources like tailpipes and smokestacks (a chimney or funnel for discharging smoke from a locomotive, ship, factory, etc.) to prevent thousands of premature deaths […]