Misconception drives under-prescription of ORS Subject: Science and tech Section: Health Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salts, specifically sodium and potassium. It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines. Globally oral rehydration therapy is used by approx. 41% of children with […]
CSIR-NIScPR Celebrates the Foundation Day Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) celebrated its Foundation Day with a dynamic event showcasing a commitment to advancing science communication, STI policy research, innovation, and research. More on news: Prof. Ranjana […]
R&D Spend — Golden Intervention Or Smoke and Mirrors Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context The announcement in the interim Budget by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the establishment of a one lakh crore rupees corpus with fifty-year interest-free loans to promote private sector research and innovation in sunrise domains has […]
With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotech What is CRISPR? CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. CRISPR-Cas9 is the most prominent technology that enables to edit parts of the genome by removing, adding or altering sections of the DNA […]
QuantumScape solid-state battery may be the future of EVs Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: QuantumScape, a U.S.-based company, has developed a solid-state battery prototype that marks a significant advancement in electric vehicle (EV) technology. Details: This battery retained 95% of its capacity after 1,000 charging cycles, potentially enabling an EV to […]
Why the Union Budget’s plans for deep tech and research funding are significant Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT and computers Context: In the Interim Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1 lakh crore fund to provide long-term, low-cost or zero-interest loans for research and development. More on […]
India’s First Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility- a major step in the Government’s path towards Atmanirbharata Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Context: A crucial step in the country’s journey towards Atmanirbhar Bharat has been achieved with India’s first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility successfully established and tested by Indian Institute of […]
‘First’ patient free of cancer: Indigenous CAR-T cell therapy brings treatment cost down from Rs 4 crore to Rs 40 lakh Subject: Science and tech Section: Health Context: Dr (Col) V K Gupta has been declared cancer-free since he took the indigenously developed CAR-T cell therapy at Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital. More on […]
In breakthrough, neural network ‘explains’ how it found new antibiotic Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT and computers Context: Scientists proposed the first artificial neural network, a technology that later led to the birth of deep-learning and artificially intelligent systems like ChatGPT, discovered streptomycin, the world’s first aminoglycoside antibiotic. It would […]