Contents1 2 What is the News?3 What is Nano Liquid Urea?4 What are the benefits of Nano Liquid Urea? What is the News? Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited(IFFCO) has launched the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid What is Nano Liquid Urea? Nano Urea Liquid is a nutrient to provide nitrogen to plants as an alternative… Continue reading IFFCO launches world’s first “Nano Liquid Urea”
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.
“AmbiTAG”- India’s First Indigenous Temperature Data Logger
What is the News? Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar(IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a device named AmbiTag. About AmbiTag: AmbiTag is the first-of-its-kind Internet of Things(IoT) device. The device will be helpful in following areas. They are: secure transportation of vaccines, blood and body organs, perishable products (food and dairy) among others. How does… Continue reading “AmbiTAG”- India’s First Indigenous Temperature Data Logger
2nd “Positive Indigenisation list” Notified by Defence Ministry
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 What does Positive Indigenisation List mean?4 Why was the Positive Indigenisation List announced?5 What does the Second Negative list contain?6 Implementation of the List: What is the News? The Defence Ministry has notified the second negative import list of 108 items. These items can now only be purchased from… Continue reading 2nd “Positive Indigenisation list” Notified by Defence Ministry
National AI Portal (INDIAai) celebrates its first anniversary
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About National AI Portal:4 Other Artificial Intelligence(AI) Related Government Initiatives: What is the News? The ‘National AI Portal’ celebrated its first anniversary on May 28, 2021. About National AI Portal: Firstly, the National AI Portal was launched in May 2020. It is a joint initiative by the Ministry of… Continue reading National AI Portal (INDIAai) celebrates its first anniversary
Defence Minister launches “SeHAT OPD portal”
What is the News? The Defence Minister has launched the ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal. About SeHAT OPD portal: Firstly, SeHAT OPD Portal aims to provide tele-medicine services to the serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families of the three Services. Secondly, the services will be provided by defence services doctors… Continue reading Defence Minister launches “SeHAT OPD portal”
“Total lunar Eclipse and Super Moon” – 2 Celestial Events Coincided
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 What is a supermoon?4 What is Lunar Eclipse?5 Note: The composition of Earth’s shadow is of two cone-shaped components.6 What has happened on May 26, 2021? What is the News? The two celestial events – Total Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon coincided on may 26. What is a supermoon? The… Continue reading “Total lunar Eclipse and Super Moon” – 2 Celestial Events Coincided
First “WHO BioHub Facility” Launched
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About WHO BioHub Facility:4 What are Pathogens?5 Types of Pathogens: What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) and the Swiss Confederation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility. About WHO BioHub Facility: BioHub Facility has been launched to enhance the rapid… Continue reading First “WHO BioHub Facility” Launched
High Mercury level Found in Rivers linked to Greenland’s Glacial Meltwaters
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About the study:4 Key Findings of the study:5 How did mercury reach the water bodies of Greenland?6 Significance of this study: What is the News? According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, Greenland’s glacial meltwaters have unusually high levels of mercury. About the study: Researchers from the Florida… Continue reading High Mercury level Found in Rivers linked to Greenland’s Glacial Meltwaters
“Dipcovan Kit” -DRDO develops Antibody Detection Kit
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About Dipcovan Kit:4 About ELISA: What is the News? Defense Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has developed a Covid-19 antibody detection kit named Dipcovan. About Dipcovan Kit: Firstly, Dipcovan kit is a Covid-19 antibody detection kit. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences lab of DRDO developed it in association… Continue reading “Dipcovan Kit” -DRDO develops Antibody Detection Kit
USSR-era “INS Rajput” decommissioned
What is the News? Indian Navy has decommissioned the INS Rajput at Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam after 41 years of service. About INS Rajput: INS Rajput was a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput class of the Indian Navy. It was built by the erstwhile USSR (now Russia). The missile destroyer was… Continue reading USSR-era “INS Rajput” decommissioned
