Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

After devastating floods and landslides killed more than 200 people in Kerala’s Wayanad district in July 2024, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences approved an X-band radar to be installed in the district. A torrential downpour triggered the landslide in the valley above Punchirimattom, near the Mundakkai region; its effects were compounded by a massive […]

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” John Hopfield created an associative memory that can store and reconstruct images and other types of patterns in data. Geoffrey Hinton invented a method that can […]

The GDC is a diplomatic instrument which focuses on the potential of digital technologies, with the specific intention to harness and regulate them for the common good. The GDC rests on the idea that digital technologies are dramatically changing our world. In the recently concluded ‘Summit of the Future’ organised by the United Nations, member […]

NRF1 (Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1) is a transcription factor that plays a key role in cellular metabolism, particularly in regulating genes involved in mitochondrial function, oxidative phosphorylation, and cellular energy production. It helps maintain mitochondrial biogenesis, which is the process by which new mitochondria are formed in cells. Key Functions of NRF1: Mitochondrial Biogenesis: NRF1 […]

Why in News ?  Victor Ambros, a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a molecular biologist at the University of Massachusetts Hospital and a professor at Harvard University Medical School, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine after discovering microRNA . The microRNA heavily involves  in cell function. MicroRNA […]

Why in News ?  The Israeli has recently intercepted a large number of the incoming missiles — 180 from Iran by Iron Dome air defence system. About Interceptive missile systems: They are designed to detect, track, and destroy incoming ballistic missiles or airborne threats before they reach their targets. These systems are crucial components of […]

Why in News ?Russia and China are engaged in a secret weapons programme to produce long-range drones against Ukraine, a report claims. A subsidiary of Russian state-owned weapons company Almaz-Antey, IEMZ Kupol, have allegedly developed a new drone model called Garpiya-3 (G3) in China. The G3 UAV can travel about 1,243 miles (2,000 km) with […]

The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is an initiative proposed by the United Nations to create a shared vision for an open, secure, and inclusive digital future. The proposal, part of the broader “Our Common Agenda” report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, aims to bring governments, businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders together to establish global […]

Why in News ? The 60 years of French-India space cooperation to the Gaganyaan and the TRISHNA mission was recently in news. TRISHNA (Thermal Infrared Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment) is a collaborative satellite mission between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES). The TRISHNA mission is currently […]

Why in News ? A Bengaluru-based space-sector start-up has recently  unveiled an ultra low earth orbit satellite with the capability to operate at an altitude of 200 km with the help of propulsion systems developed in-house. The Project 200, the satellite developed by Bellatrix Aerospace, was unveiled by Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre […]