New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology   Monkeypox was a neglected disease until early this year, with few reports on cases, and that too from travellers, though the disease was endemic in Central and Eastern Africa for many years. The disease has predominantly affected males aged between […]

    Exercise “Synergy” Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in computers Context: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India, in collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 Countries as part of the International […]

    Calling time on caretakers of J&K’s Sufi shrines Subject :Science and Technology Section : Biotechnology  Context: Sufism The medieval period witnessed the rise and development of a large number of Muslim religious movements, mystic organizations, religious cults and attitudes. The Islamic mysticism was known as Sufism. It aims at establishing direct communion between […]

    Cervavac- India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context:  Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday (September 1), announced the scientific completion of Cervavac, India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer. Despite being largely […]

    What are anti-radiation pills, how will they help in case of a nuclear emergency in Ukraine? Subject : Science and technology Section: Health With fears of a nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant growing, the European Union has decided to pre-emptively supply 5.5 million anti-radiation pills to be distributed among residents in […]

    The Deal With Eric Lerner Saying the Big Bang Didn’t Happen Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space Science CONTEXT:After NASA released the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, Eric J. Lerner repeated his infamous claim that the Big Bang didn’t really happen. The images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) […]

    Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: symptoms, treatment and prevention Subject : Science and Technology Section: Health There has been a spike in cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Mumbai. But, as HFMD is not a notifiable disease, the state doesn’t have cumulative data from private hospitals which share most of […]

    Patents officers’ body seek judicial intervention against arbitrary work target Subject: Science and Technology Section: Intellectual Property Context: The quality of innovation in patents granted in the country may be suffering due to the mad rush to achieve unrealistic targets set up by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Mark (CGPDTM) […]

    The significance of NASA’s Artemis mission, the beginning of a new age of human exploration of the Moon  Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space Science Context: NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is aimed at exploring the Moon with the specific objective of getting human beings back on the lunar surface and possibly beyond — […]

    Data protection Bill likely in Budget Session Subject :Science and Technology Section: Awareness in computers Context: The draft of the revised data protection Bill will be released for consultation soon with the government planning to present it in Parliament during the Budget session next year, Minister for Telecom and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said. […]