SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station Subject : Science and Technology Section: Space Context: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), carrying two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to begin a six-month science mission. About the mission […]
China warns Elon Musk after COVID lab leak comments Subject: Science and Technology Section :Biotechnology Context: Musk had been responding to suggestions that Dr. Anthony Fauci – the former Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden – had ‘funded the development of COVID-19’. The original post had accused Fauci of being involved in […]
Debate over Origin of Corona Virus Subject: Science and technology Section :Biotechnology Concept: The debate is over whether the coronavirus emerged naturally—possibly jumping from an animal host to humans in the same way as the SARS-1 virus in 2002 — or accidentally ‘escaped’ or ‘leaked’ from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), the […]
Zoonotic Spillover Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : The Energy Department’s conclusion, with “low confidence,” that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic has renewed questions about what sparked the worst public health crisis in a century — and whether the virus at the heart […]
Proton Beam Therapy out of reach for many with Cancer Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Cancer patients in India face twin challenges when it comes to accessing proton beam therapy (PBT): there are not enough facilities offering the treatment, and the cost can run into tens of lakhs of […]
‘Organ on a chip’: a tech which mimics disease systems in laboratory conditions Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept: The passage of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 2.0 by the US government in December 2022 is expected to provide momentum to the R&D of “organ chips”. Organ chips or Organ […]
ISRO successfully conducts key rocket engine test for Chandrayaan-3 Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : The flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine that will power the cryogenic upper stage of the launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan-3 mission was successfully conducted, according to the Indian Space Research […]
Jharkhand on alert as bird flu cases reported in State-run poultry farm: Official Subject : Science and Technology Section :Health Context: The presence of H5N1 variant was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as ‘Kadaknath’ in Jharkhand. Kadaknath, also called Kali Masi is an Indian breed of chicken. They originated from […]
$5 Billion Defence Exports Target Subject : Science and Technology Section : Defence Concept : The defence ministry has set a target to raise India’s annual defence exports to $5 billion by 2024-25, from the $1.5 billion currently. This was also reiterated by PM Modi at the recently concluded Aero India 2023 in […]
Atacama Large Millimetre / submillimetre Array (ALMA) Telescope Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas is set to get software and hardware upgrades. It will help it collect much more data and produce sharper images than ever before, […]