India-US MQ-9B Reaper Drone Deal Subject : Science and technology Section: Defence Concept : Deal for procurement of 31 MQ-9B armed High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Key Details: The Union Defence Ministry is set to issue a Letter of Request (LoR) to the U.S. for the procurement of 31 […]
Assam’s Kokrajhar district feasts on mushrooms for health and wealth Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Context: Nutrient-loaded mushrooms introduced into the midday meals in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district, as soups, biscuits, fortified noodles, or mixed with regular food in powdered form, appear to have had a positive nutritional effect on children […]
What is lab-grown meat and what did the U.S. recently approve? Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The two companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods have received the U.S. government’s approval to make and sell their cell-cultivated chicken. Details: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was involved in the regulatory process […]
How prokaryotes led to eukaryotes Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Classification of organisms: Organisms on planet Earth are broadly divided into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes are unicellular, do not have any organelles such as mitochondria, and their DNA is not packaged into a nucleus. Eukaryotes have mitochondria, their DNA is packaged into […]
Mosquito surveillance must include non-residential urban environments Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: A longitudinal study in Bengaluru city has found how urbanisation affects mosquito ecology and how mosquito species diversity and abundance change across macro and microhabitats. Study findings: The study found that the quality of breeding sites determines the abundance […]
The role of the Y chromosome in cancer outcomes studied Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: Two studies have shed light on the role of the Y chromosome in cancer outcomes, in which males are often more adversely affected than females. The results of the studies were published in Nature. Study findings: […]
Titan tragedy offers lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : The Titan, which has previously ferried tourists to view the wreck of the Titanic buried 3,800 metres in the North Atlantic, lost contact with its mothership, Polar Prince, on June 17. Submersible and Submarines Unlike […]
Joint task force on Open RAN Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT and computers Concept : Public-private Joint Task Forces launched on the development and deployment of Open RAN systems and advanced telecoms research and development as a part of Joint Statement issued by India and the United States. About […]
Africa’s largest polio vaccination drive since 2020 targets 21 million children Subject :Science and technology Section: Health Context: Africa’s largest polio vaccination campaign since 2020 kicks off today in three West and Central African countries viz. Cameroon, Chad and Niger. It will be extended to the Central African Republic next week. Details: Type-2 […]