What is the News? The project ‘Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering’ (iRASTE) is being implemented in Nagpur. What is the iRASTE Project? This is a unique AI approach that uses the predictive power of AI to identify risks on the road, and a collision alert system to communicate timely alerts to… Continue reading iRASTE Project: AI to make roads in India safer to drive
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.
National Hospital Ship (NHS): Navy issues RFI to get 250-bed hospital ship in the high seas
What is the News? The government has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a national hospital ship (NHS) for the Navy that will act as a floating 250-bed hospital on the high seas. What is the National Hospital Ship (NHS)? The hospital ship is the first such ship for the Indian Navy. The vessel… Continue reading National Hospital Ship (NHS): Navy issues RFI to get 250-bed hospital ship in the high seas
GM tomatoes: Engineering tomatoes to produce vitamin D
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the need for GM Tomatoes?3 About vitamin D4 Why tomatoes are chosen, and how did GM tomatoes address vitamin D deficiency?5 What are the concerns associated with GM tomatoes? What is the News? A paper in Nature Plants tries to address vitamin D deficiency by genetically modifying tomato… Continue reading GM tomatoes: Engineering tomatoes to produce vitamin D
The rise of AI chips
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?3 What are AI chips?4 How AI chips are different from traditional chips?5 What is the growth of the AI chips industry?6 What are the applications of AI chips? What is the News? The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips has risen as chipmakers design different… Continue reading The rise of AI chips
Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years: What is it? How is it transmitted?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is polio?3 When is a country is declared polio-free?4 What is the status of polio in India?5 How did India achieve polio-free status? What is the News? Recently, Mozambique has identified its first case of wild poliovirus Type 1 after a child contracted the disease. It is the country’s… Continue reading Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years: What is it? How is it transmitted?
BioRRAP portal: Union Minister launches Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Start-Ups
Contents1 What is the News?2 About the “BioRRAP” portal3 What is the need for developing “BioRRAP” portal?4 What is the significance of the portal?5 About the biotechnology sector in India What is the News? The Minister of Science and Technology(IC) has launched a Single National Portal, named Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal “BioRRAP” for Biotech… Continue reading BioRRAP portal: Union Minister launches Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Start-Ups
New research: Respiratory syncytial virus and the toll it takes on young children
What is the News? According to a Lancet study, Lower respiratory infection attributable to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was responsible for more than 1,00,000 deaths in children under five worldwide in 2019. What are the key findings of the study? In 2019, there were 3.3 crores of RSV-associated acute lower respiratory infection episodes in… Continue reading New research: Respiratory syncytial virus and the toll it takes on young children
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued to maintain desired quality standards for implementation of ‘Rice Fortification’
What is the News? The government of India has issued a Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) to maintain desired quality standards for the implementation of ‘rice fortification’ to address malnutrition, anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies. What is Fortification? Food fortification is regarded as one of the top three priorities for developing countries as per the Copenhagen Consensus Statement,… Continue reading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued to maintain desired quality standards for implementation of ‘Rice Fortification’
Explained: Project WARDEC – India’s upcoming AI-powered wargame centre
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is WARDEC?3 How will the simulation exercises play out at the center?4 How many countries use such wargaming drills? What is the News? Army Training Command has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to develop a ‘Wargame Research and Development Centre(WARDEC) in New Delhi.… Continue reading Explained: Project WARDEC – India’s upcoming AI-powered wargame centre
Explained | What a new study on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome says about the disease
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?3 What is the BChE enzyme responsible for?4 What are the findings on the link between BChE enzyme and SIDS? What is the News? A team of researchers in Australia has identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies… Continue reading Explained | What a new study on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome says about the disease
