Source: The post is based on the article “Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards” published in The Hindu on 1st November 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has restricted the use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, citing health hazards for humans and animals. The… Continue reading Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards
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.
WHO releases first-ever list of fungal infections that can be threat to public health
Source: The post is based on the article “WHO releases first-ever list of fungal infections that can be threat to public health” published in India Today on 1st November 2022. What is the News? The World Health Organisation(WHO) has released the first-ever list of fungal infections — “priority pathogens”. What are WHO Fungal Pathogens? WHO… Continue reading WHO releases first-ever list of fungal infections that can be threat to public health
Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal Converts Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles
Source: The post is based on the article “Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal Converts Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles” published in PIB on 30th October 2022. What is the News? CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute(AMPRI) has converted red mud into X-ray shielding tiles in a green and economically viable… Continue reading Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal Converts Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles
Prime Minister lays foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility – country’s first in private sector – in Vadodara, Gujarat
Source: The post is based on the article “Prime Minister lays foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility – country’s first in private sector – in Vadodara, Gujarat” published in PIB on 30th October 2022. What is the News? The Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone of a C295 aircraft manufacturing plant in… Continue reading Prime Minister lays foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility – country’s first in private sector – in Vadodara, Gujarat
What ‘viral spillover risk’ means, and how it could lead to new pandemics
Source: The post is based on the article “What ‘viral spillover risk’ means, and how it could lead to new pandemics” published in Indian Express on 25th October 2022 What is the News? According to new research published in a UK journal, there is an increased risk of “viral spillover” in some regions that could… Continue reading What ‘viral spillover risk’ means, and how it could lead to new pandemics
Global TB report – 2022: 21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry
Source: The post is based on the article “21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022 What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released the Global TB report – 2022. What are the key findings of the Global… Continue reading Global TB report – 2022: 21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry
This Word Means | HAWK air defence equipment
Source: The post is based on the article “This Word Means | HAWK air defence equipment” published in Indian Express on 25th October 2022 What is the News? The United States is considering retrieving older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to send to Ukraine which is facing a heavy barrage of Russian drone-fired and… Continue reading This Word Means | HAWK air defence equipment
Notification of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for regulatory review of Genome Edited Plants under SDN-1 and SDN-2 categories, 2022
Source: The post is based on the article “Notification of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for regulatory review of Genome Edited Plants under SDN-1 and SDN-2 categories, 2022” published in PIB on 26th October 2022 What is the News? The Department of Biotechnology has released guidelines for safety assessment for a regulatory review of genome-edited plants that… Continue reading Notification of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for regulatory review of Genome Edited Plants under SDN-1 and SDN-2 categories, 2022
India’s first indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer may show the way towards reducing costs of sensing experiments essential for geomagnetic sampling
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s first indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer may show the way towards reducing costs of sensing experiments essential for geomagnetic sampling” published in PIB on 26th October 2022 What is the News? Indian scientists have developed an indigenous Overhauser(OVH) Magnetometer. What are Overhauser(OVH) Magnetometers? Overhauser(OVH) Magnetometers are used for… Continue reading India’s first indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer may show the way towards reducing costs of sensing experiments essential for geomagnetic sampling
Russia tells China, India Ukraine planning ‘dirty bomb’ attack
Source: The post is based on the article “Russia tells China, India Ukraine planning ‘dirty bomb’ attack” published in TOI on 26th October 2022 What is the News? Russia has delivered a letter to the United Nations claiming that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a dirty bomb on its territory. The allegations, however, have been… Continue reading Russia tells China, India Ukraine planning ‘dirty bomb’ attack
