Free cancer care alone won’t help India fight cancer Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: By 2040, according to one estimate, 20 lakh people a year will be diagnosed with cancer in India. Details: Cancer is already the third leading cause of death in India. A June 2023 study reported that […]
A renewed focus on emerging technologies Subject :Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: Emerging technologies like cyber technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), unmanned systems, and advanced computing are crucial for a nation’s military. Use of emerging technologies in the military: Under the ‘UDAAN’, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is using AI, cyber […]
FSSAI operationalises amended micronutrients limits in premix for fortified rice kernels Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to operationalise draft amendment regulations regarding standards of vitamin and mineral premix used for manufacturing fortified rice kernels (FRKs). Details: These amendment regulations […]
Meet the Langlands Program, the world’s biggest math project Subject : Science and Tech Section: Msc Introduction Robert Langlands, a mathematician famous for his “Langlands Program,” has shifted his focus to Turkish literature in his later years. Langlands program is about finding deep links between two areas of math: number theory (the study […]
Energy burst in distant galaxy disturbed ionosphere Subject : Science and Tech Section: Space sector Introduction About two billion years ago, far beyond our Milky Way galaxy, a huge star exploded into a supernova. This explosion sent out a massive burst of gamma rays, the most powerful type of energy wave in the […]
43% increase in measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO Subject : Science and Tech Section: health Context: The number of measles deaths worldwide increased by 43 per cent from 2021-2022, following years of falling vaccination rates, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States’ Centers for Disease […]
Freemartins: black sheep among the cattle Subject :Science and Tech Section: General science Freemartins: In animal husbandry, cattle that are born exhibiting characteristics of both sexes are called freemartins. Freemartins are sterile female cattle that result from the twinning of a male and a female within the same uterus. This phenomenon occurs in […]
Chimaeras – hosts to multiple genotypes, and maybe human organs Subject : Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology Context In a recent landmark study, scientists reported successfully generating a live chimaera in non-human primates. Key Facts At present, more than 3 lakh people are waiting for an organ transplant in India alone,the global number […]
Modest start to big strides: space programme turns 60 Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space technology Context: More about the news: Sixty years ago, on November 21, 1963, India marked its entry into space exploration with the launch of a 715-kg Nike Apache rocket from Thumba, Kerala. This event set the stage for […]
AI powered ‘Chemist’ makes oxygen from Martian meteorites Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space technology Context: Oxygen Producing materials made from meteorites found on Mars have been produced using a robotic artificial intelligence (AI)-chemist. More about News Jun Jiang from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China and others developed a robotic AI Chemist that is able to create catalysts that can […]