Source: PIB What is the News? Indian Scientist from IIT Kanpur has developed an advanced wound dressing Material based on Seaweed Agar. About Advanced Wound Dressing Material: This material is a biodegradable, non-immunogenic wound dressing based on agarose. Agarose is a natural polymer derived from seaweed agar. The dressing material can be used for the… Continue reading Advanced Wound Dressing Material Based on Seaweed Agar can Treat Diabetic Wounds and Manage Chronic ones at Competitive Cost
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.
India’s first bio-bank for heart failure research inaugurated at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and technology
Source: PIB What is the News? The first National Heart Failure Biobank (NHFB) in India was inaugurated at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST). About Biobank: A biobank is a collection of biological samples (such as blood) and health information. It can be used to understand molecular pathways and to… Continue reading India’s first bio-bank for heart failure research inaugurated at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and technology
CSIR-CMERI Post-Harvest Technologies for cutting down Huge Losses in Agricultural Produce
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Post-harvest technology?3 Post-harvest technology in North-Eastern India:4 What is the solution to this problem? What is the News? CSIR-CMERI has developed various Post-Harvest Technologies to change the Agro-Economy of Nagaland and the North-Eastern States of India. What is Post-harvest technology? Post-harvest technology is a technique applied to… Continue reading CSIR-CMERI Post-Harvest Technologies for cutting down Huge Losses in Agricultural Produce
KVIC’s Unique Plastic-Mixed Handmade Paper gets Patent for Invention to Recycle Waste Plastic
Source: PIB What is the News? Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured Patent registration for its innovative Plastic-mixed Handmade Paper developed to reduce plastic menace from nature. About Plastic Mixed Handmade Paper: Plastic Mixed Handmade Paper was developed by a team of scientists of KVIC’s Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI). The paper… Continue reading KVIC’s Unique Plastic-Mixed Handmade Paper gets Patent for Invention to Recycle Waste Plastic
INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, heads out to sea
Source: Indian Express, The Hindu, The Business Standard and PIB What is the News? The much-awaited sea trials of India’s maiden indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1) ‘Vikrant’ have begun. About Indigenous Aircraft Carrier(IAC) ‘Vikrant’: IAC-1 Vikrant has been designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND). It is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited(CSL),… Continue reading INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, heads out to sea
New Hydrogen-Producing Method Shows Energy-Efficient Route To Manufacture Fuel
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 Hydrogen as a fuel:3 Production of Hydrogen:4 What did researchers develop? What is the News? Researchers at IIT-Bombay have discovered a new way of producing hydrogen by using magnetized catalysts during electrolysis. This process lowers energy consumption in the process. Hydrogen as a fuel: Hydrogen as a fuel… Continue reading New Hydrogen-Producing Method Shows Energy-Efficient Route To Manufacture Fuel
New Polyhouse Technology for Horticulture CROPS
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About Conventional Polyhouse:3 About Retractable Roof Polyhouse Technology:4 Significance of this development: What is the News? CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur has inaugurated a “Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse Facility” and laid the foundation stone of “Retractable Roof Polyhouse” at Ludhiana in Punjab. Background: Farmers face a number of… Continue reading New Polyhouse Technology for Horticulture CROPS
Intel partners with CBSE to launch ‘AI For All’ initiative
Source: Livemint What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched the “AI For All’ initiative. About AI For All Initiative: The AI For All Initiative has been launched by the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) in collaboration with Intel. Aim: To create a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) for every citizen in the… Continue reading Intel partners with CBSE to launch ‘AI For All’ initiative
DEPwD organises Samajik Adhikarita Shivir for distribution of aids & assistive devices to Divyangjan under the ADIP Scheme
Source: PIB What is the News? Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD) has organized Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’. In this shivir, aids and assistive devices will be distributed among ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and among Senior Citizens under the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’. About ADIP Scheme: Launched by: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(DEPwD)… Continue reading DEPwD organises Samajik Adhikarita Shivir for distribution of aids & assistive devices to Divyangjan under the ADIP Scheme
Union Minister releases “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines:3 About BioGrid:4 About Indian Biological Data Center(IBDC): What is the News? The Union Ministry for Science & Technology has released “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines”. About Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines: The Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines have been developed by the Department of Biotechnology(DBT). Aim:… Continue reading Union Minister releases “Biotech-PRIDE (Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange) Guidelines
