Category: Factly: Science and Technology

Source: Livemint Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Fungible and Non-Fungible assets?3 What are Non-Fungible Tokens(NFTs)?4 How do NFTs work? What is the News? Non-fungible tokens(NFT) have made digital art a worthy collectible by solving the problems of provenance and duplication. What are Fungible and Non-Fungible assets? A fungible asset is something that can… Continue reading Is Non-fungible Token(NFT) what Digital Art needs?

Source: PIB What is the News? A team from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, has developed a device named ‘OxyJani’. About OxyJani: OxyJani is a mobile group oxygen concentrator that can be used in rural settings and also be rapidly deployed in emergencies… Continue reading Indian Researchers develop OxyJani – Mobile Group Oxygen Concentrator

Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 What is ZyCov-D Vaccine?3 How does the ZyCov-D vaccine work?4 How will the ZyCov-D be given? What is the News? Zydus Cadila has applied to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) seeking emergency use authorisation (EUA) for ZyCov-D, its Covid-19 vaccine. If approved by the regulator, ZyCov-D… Continue reading What is ZyCov-D, the world’s first DNA vaccine for Covid?

Source: PIB What is the News? The Government of India has launched the NHP –Bhuvan portal of the National Remote Sensing Centre(NRSC). About NHP –Bhuvan Portal: The National Hydrology Project or NHP-Bhuvan Portal is a repository of information on the initiatives undertaken by NRSC under NHP (National Hydrology Project). The portal also has a facility… Continue reading National Remote Sensing Centre(NRSC) launches NHP-Bhuvan Portal

Source: PIB What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has successfully flight-tested a New Generation Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Agni P from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha. About Agni-P: Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. Features of Agni P Missile: Canister… Continue reading India successfully test-fires Agni P, a new missile in Agni series

What is the News?  A team of Indian scientists have developed a transparent triboelectric nanogenerator device.  About Triboelectric Nanogenerator(TENG)?   A triboelectric nanogenerator(TENG) is a self-powered device that makes use of mechanical energy in the form of vibrations present everywhere in different forms to generate electricity.  Working:  It works on the principle of creation of electrostatic charges… Continue reading Indian scientists develop nanogenerator for use in self powering devices

Contents1 What is the News? 2 What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA? 3 Which are those two treaties of WIPO? 4 About WIPO:  What is the News?  The union minister for Electronics and Information Technology was locked out of his Twitter account for an hour allegedly over a notice received for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright… Continue reading What are DMCA notices for protection of intellectual property online?