Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Solar Waste?3 Solar Waste in India4 What are the steps taken to reduce Solar Waste? What is the News? According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), India does not have a firm policy on managing waste that results from used solar panels or from the manufacturing process.… Continue reading India lacks solar waste handling policy
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.
Explained: What is Lassa fever, and what are its symptoms
What is the News? One of the three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK has died. The cases have been linked to travel to west African countries. What is Lassa Fever? Lassa fever-causing virus is found in West Africa. It was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria. The Lassa virus is named… Continue reading Explained: What is Lassa fever, and what are its symptoms
ISRO puts 3 satellites into orbit aboard PSLV C-52
What is the News? Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has successfully launched three satellites onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52. What are the three satellites launched by ISRO? EOS-04: It is a radar imaging satellite with a mission life of 10 years.It is designed to provide high-quality images in all weather conditions for applications such… Continue reading ISRO puts 3 satellites into orbit aboard PSLV C-52
Explained: The importance of the EOS-04 launch, ISRO’s first of 2022
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is EOS-04?3 What about earlier EOS Satellites?4 What are the other satellites launched with EOS-04?5 How many satellites does India have currently in space? What is the News? Indian Space & Research Organization(ISRO) will be launching the EOS-04 Satellite on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C52). What is EOS-04?… Continue reading Explained: The importance of the EOS-04 launch, ISRO’s first of 2022
Benzo[b]thiophene: Woman scientist from Chennai granted patent for green technology producing medicinally important compound
What is the News? A Women Scientist from IIT Madras has been granted a patent for developing a green methodology for producing a medicinally important compound called Benzo[b]thiophene. What is Benzo[b]thiophene? Benzo[b]thiophene is a medical compound present in a range of medicines such as raloxifene (used in osteoporosis), zileuton (used in asthma), and sertaconazole (antifungal… Continue reading Benzo[b]thiophene: Woman scientist from Chennai granted patent for green technology producing medicinally important compound
New artificial Intelligence-based tools can help finding habitable planets
What is the News? Using Artificial Intelligence, Indian Astronomers have devised a new method to identify potentially habitable planets with a high probability. What is the method adopted by Indian Astronomers to identify potentially habitable planets? The method is named as Anomaly Detection Method. This method is based on the postulate that Earth is an… Continue reading New artificial Intelligence-based tools can help finding habitable planets
Scientists develop new technology platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 by fluorescence readout
What is the News? A team of Indian scientists have developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of pathogens such as viruses by measurement of fluorescent light emitted. Background Viruses are a major global threat to human health, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 continues to inflict catastrophic effects on all aspects… Continue reading Scientists develop new technology platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 by fluorescence readout
Understanding Artificial Neural Networks
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an Artificial Neural Network(ANN)?3 What are the applications of Artificial Neural Network(ANN)?4 What are the limitations of Artificial Neural Network(ANN)? What is the News? Recently, the global Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Market report was published. As per the current report, ANN Market is to set phenomenal growth from… Continue reading Understanding Artificial Neural Networks
Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face masks to combat COVID-19
What is the News? Indian scientists have developed a self-disinfecting antiviral mask to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. What is the self disinfecting mask developed by Indian Scientists? The mask has been developed by Indian Scientists under the Nano Mission Project of the Department of Science and technology. The mask is coated with copper-based nanoparticles. Copper-based… Continue reading Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face masks to combat COVID-19
Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications
What is the News? Scientists from the Space Applications Center and Physical Research Laboratory have used quantum entanglement to create a hack-proof communications system. How was the hackproof communication system achieved? Scientists used the real-time Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) to conduct hack-proof communications between two places separated by 300 meters. They created a channel to share… Continue reading Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications
