What are colours and how do people understand them? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Msc What is colour? Colour is a type of information our eyes receive and process based on electromagnetic radiation. An object by itself can’t be said to have a color but based on which frequencies of visible-light radiation it […]
How Europe’s AI convention balances innovation and human rights Sub: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in AI and computer Context: The Council of Europe (COE) took a big step by adopting the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law i.e. the ‘AI convention’ on May 17. […]
Why COVID vaccine safety needs scrutiny Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) issued a letter to the researchers of Banaras Hindu University last week, countering their study on the side effects of India’s indigenous vaccine for COVID — Covaxin. What did the BHU study conclude? […]
Why was Singapore flight turbulence severe? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Msc Context: On May 20-21, a Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321, with 211 passengers and 18 crew, from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore encountered severe turbulence while over the Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal near the Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar. More on news: The United […]
The ‘chilling cover-up’ of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The Infectious Blood Inquiry led by former judge Brian Langstaff catalogs preventable failures by doctors and successive governments that led to decades-long treatment disasters in the U.K. About the scandal: Between the 1970s and 1990s, more than […]
Azad Engineering bags contract for advanced turbo gas generator engine from DRDO lab GTRE Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Context: Azad Engineering secured a contract with DRDO laboratory Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for the manufacturing, assembly, and integration of advanced turbo gas generator engines. Details of the advanced turbo gas generator […]
Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of U.S. satellite Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Context: The Pentagon accused Russia of launching a likely space weapon and deploying it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite. Details of the ‘Counter space weapon’: This ‘counter-space weapon’ is presumably capable of […]
The value of attributing extreme events to climate change Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Evolution of Extreme Event Attribution: Previously, the IPCC argued against attributing individual weather events to climate change. Now, researchers attribute some extreme events to climate change despite uncertainties. Value of Extreme Event Attribution: Attribution is seen as critical […]
Leading AI firms pledge ‘responsible’ tech development Sub: Science and tech Sec: Awareness in IT and computer Context: More than a dozen of the world’s leading artificial intelligence firms pledged at a global summit to develop and use their technology safely. Key highlights: Sixteen companies involved in AI including Alphabet’s Google, Meta, Microsoft […]
Russia accuses U.S. of seeking to weaponise outer space Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Tag: weaponise outer space Context: Russia accused the US of seeking to place weapons in space for military confrontation. Details: This accusation followed the US veto of a Russian non-proliferation motion at the UN. In February, the US […]