ISRO to launch PSLV-C56, carrying Singapore’s new imaging satellite Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that the launch of the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR satellite will take place on July 30. About PSLV-C56: The PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite along with six […]
Battling TB in speed mode Subject: Science and technology Section: health Why in the news? Recent research by the Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, suggests that the country stands a chance of eliminating it by 2025,five years ahead of the global target. Tuberculosis (TB) […]
ISRO: The shape of rockets to come Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: With seven straight successful launches so far, the LVM3 rocket — which most recently ferried the 3.9-tonne Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to the dropoff point 180 km above earth — has proved to be a reliable one. Details: Now ISRO […]
OneWeb to set up India’s first ‘satelllite network portal site’ in Gujrat Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: The Gujarat government through its Department of Science and Technology (DST) signed a memorandum of understanding with OneWeb India Communications Pvt Ltd for setting up a ‘satellite network portal site’ — a first […]
Will generic supply of bedaquiline be accessible? Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: Bedaquiline has now become the cornerstone to cure drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Details: Johnson & Johnson’s patent on bedaquiline expired on July 18. This expiry will allow generic manufacturers to supply the drug. J&J has filed secondary patents over bedaquiline […]
AI – Game changer Subject: Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept: AlphaFold – AI Tool AlphaFold is an AI-based protein structure prediction tool. It is based on a computer system called deep neural network. Inspired by the human brain, neural networks use a large amount of input data and provides the […]
Lab Grown Meat Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : We have had two recent reports in the Indian press about making meat in the lab: one in The Statesman, and the second one in The Hindu. They both focussed on the Indian efforts in making meat in the laboratory, rather […]
Fragile X syndrome Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Concept : On the occasion of World Fragile X Day, which raises awareness about the rare genetic illness — Fragile X or Martin-Bell syndrome — that causes intellectual disability and autism, India Gate gleamed teal on Saturday. About Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome(FXS) […]