Breast Cancer, not a matter of ‘national’ or  ‘urgent’ emergency Subject : Science and Technology Context: Breast cancer, by the government’s estimate, is the leading cause of cancer in women in India however it doesn’t qualify as a matter of “national” or “extreme” urgency in the Health Ministry’s reckoning, suggest court filings as […]

    The challenges of quantum computing Subject : Science and Technology Context: In 2021 the Indian government launched a National Mission to study quantum technologies with an allocation of ₹8,000 crores; the army opened a quantum research facility in Madhya Pradesh, and the Department of Science and Technology co-launched another facility in Pune. Quantum […]

    Reasons for treatment resistance in prostate cancer found Subject : Science and Technology Context: Prostate cancer cell dynamics at a single-cell resolution across the time span of the disease — from its beginning to the point of androgen independence, where the tumour no longer responds to hormone, deprivation therapy has now been characterised. […]

    Genes responsible for long lifespan of banyan, peepal trees identified Subject : Science and Technology Context: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have carried out whole genome sequencing of banyan ( Ficus benghalensis) and peepal ( Ficus religiosa) from leaf tissue samples. They also undertook a comprehensive […]

    GI tags Subject: Science and Technology In the news: Kerala State’s five agricultural products get GI Tag. These five products are: Attappady Attukombu Avara (beans), Attappady Thuvara (red gram), Onattukara Ellu (sesame), Kanthalloor-Vattavada Veluthulli (garlic), and Kodungalloor Pottuvellari (snap melon) This achievement is the result of the teamwork of Kerala Agricultural University, the […]

    NASA set to launch first global water survey satellite Subject: Science and Technology In the news: A SpaceX rocket was due for launch from California early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct the first global survey of Earth’s surface waters, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate […]

    What is the Geminids meteor shower? Subject: Science and Technology Context: This year, the Geminids peaked around December 13-14. About Geminids meteor shower: The meteor shower is coined ‘Geminid’ because according to NASA, the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini. The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s. The Geminids meteor […]