Contents1 What is the news?2 What is synthetic biology?3 What are the applications of Synthetic biology?4 Status of Synthetic biology in India5 Why does India need a National policy on Synthetic biology? What is the news? A draft foresight paper on synthetic biology released by the Department of Biotechnology has stressed the need for a… Continue reading National policy needed for synthetic biology, says DBT paper
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.
New technology can autonomously repair & restore high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades & aerospace components
Contents1 What is the news?2 About existing repair techniques for high-value components3 What is the new repair technique for high-value components?4 What is the potential of new repair technique for high-value components? What is the news? An Indian Scientist has developed a completely autonomous technology for the repair and restoration of high-value components such as… Continue reading New technology can autonomously repair & restore high-value components such as moulds, turbine blades & aerospace components
All you need to know about Satellite Internet
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Satellite Internet?3 What is the difference between GEO, MEO and LEO satellites?4 What are the advantages of satellite internet?5 Are there any disadvantages with satellite internet? What is the News? Jio Platforms has launched a joint venture(JV) with European satellite-based broadband service company SES to enter the satellite… Continue reading All you need to know about Satellite Internet
India lacks solar waste handling policy
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
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
