Source: The post is based on the article “Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy” published in The Hindu on 18th December 2022 What is the News? INS Mormugao (Pennant D67) has been commissioned into the Indian Navy. What is INS Mormugao? INS Mormugao is the second ship of the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers (also classed… Continue reading Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into Indian Navy
Category: Factly: Science and Technology
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to Science and Technology. You can find all relevant Science and Technology related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Deepfake technology: how and why China is planning to regulate it
Source: The post is based on the article “Deepfake technology: how and why China is planning to regulate it” published in The Hindu on 19th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Deep Synthesis Technology?3 What is Deepfake?4 What is China’s new policy to curb deepfakes?5 What are other countries doing to combat… Continue reading Deepfake technology: how and why China is planning to regulate it
What is Agni-5, the long-range nuclear capable missile that India has tested?
Source: The post is based on the article “What is Agni-5, the long-range nuclear capable missile that India has tested?” published in Indian Express on 16th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Agni-5?3 What was the latest test for?4 About Nuclear Command Authority of India What is the News? India has successfully… Continue reading What is Agni-5, the long-range nuclear capable missile that India has tested?
Odd Radio Circles(ORCs): Mysterious Circles of Radio Emission Detected in Space May Come From Supernova Explosions or Massive Black Holes
Source: The post is based on the article “Mysterious Circles of Radio Emission Detected in Space May Come From Supernova Explosions or Massive Black Holes” published in PIB on 16th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Odd Radio Circle(ORC)?3 Who identified these ORCs?4 What is the origin of these ORCs? What is… Continue reading Odd Radio Circles(ORCs): Mysterious Circles of Radio Emission Detected in Space May Come From Supernova Explosions or Massive Black Holes
Kerala’s five agricultural products get GI Tag
Source: The post is based on the article “Kerala’s five agricultural products get GI Tag” published in The Hindu on 17th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 Which are the five products from Kerala that have received GI Tag?2.1 Attappady Attukombu Avara2.2 Attappady Thuvara2.3 Kanthalloor-Vattavada Veluthulli2.4 Onattukara Ellu2.5 Kodungalloor Pottuvellari What is the News?… Continue reading Kerala’s five agricultural products get GI Tag
Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Condition that killed football writer Grant Wahl during Qatar World Cup
Source: The post is based on the article “Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Condition that killed football writer Grant Wahl during Qatar World Cup” published in Indian Express on 15th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm?3 What are the causes of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm?4 What are the symptoms of Thoracic Aortic… Continue reading Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Condition that killed football writer Grant Wahl during Qatar World Cup
Union Minister says, ISRO has taken initiatives for feasibility studies on missions to Venus as well as Aeronomy studies
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister says, ISRO has taken initiatives for feasibility studies on missions to Venus as well as Aeronomy studies” published in PIB on 15th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Aeronomy?3 What is the ISRO’s mission to Venus?4 Why should we study Venus? What… Continue reading Union Minister says, ISRO has taken initiatives for feasibility studies on missions to Venus as well as Aeronomy studies
How gene therapy could cure cancer
Source: The post is based on the article “How gene therapy could cure cancer” published in The Hindu on 15th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 About T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL)3 What is ‘base editing?’4 How did base-editing work? What is the News? Scientists in the United Kingdom have tested a new form… Continue reading How gene therapy could cure cancer
Forabot: Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate
Source: The post is based on the article “Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate” published in Down To Earth on 15th December 2022 What is the News? Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and demonstrated a robot called Forabot that is capable of sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine… Continue reading Forabot: Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate
What is base editing, the groundbreaking tech that cleared a teenager’s cancer?
Source: The post is based on the article “What is base editing, the groundbreaking tech that cleared a teenager’s cancer?” published in Indian Express on 14th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia(T-ALL)3 How is T-ALL typically treated?4 What is Base Editing Technique? What is the News? In the… Continue reading What is base editing, the groundbreaking tech that cleared a teenager’s cancer?
