What is the News? An international team has reported a unique phenomenon where they saw the white dwarf losing its brightness in 30 minutes. These gaps in brightness have been previously reported, but the process usually takes place over a period of several days to months. What is a White Dwarf? White dwarfs are stars… Continue reading Explained: What astronomers learnt, and didn’t, from seeing a white dwarf ‘switch on and off’
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 Banni Buffalo IVF Calf Born
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Banni Buffaloes?3 Why were Banni Buffaloes chosen for IVF?4 How was the IVF done? What is the News? India’s first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) calf of Banni breed of buffaloes was born at a farmer’s house in Gir Somnath district, Gujarat. What are Banni Buffaloes? Banni buffaloes are… Continue reading India’s First Banni Buffalo IVF Calf Born
High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target ABHYAS successfully flight-tested by DRDO
What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has successfully flight-tested Abhyas High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. What is Abhyas? Abhyas is an indigenously developed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) that will be used as a target for the evaluation of various missile systems. Developed by: It has… Continue reading High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target ABHYAS successfully flight-tested by DRDO
Gene editing guidelines facing delay
What is the News? The Government of India is delaying in approving the Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome/Gene-Edited Plants. What is Gene Editing? Genome editing, also called gene-editing, is a group of technologies that give scientists the ability to change an organism’s DNA. These technologies allow genetic material to be added, removed, or altered… Continue reading Gene editing guidelines facing delay
U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
Contents1 What is the News?2 How was the transplantation done?3 A brief history of animal-to-human transplants4 Why was the pig chosen for the transplantation? What is the News? For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system. This is a potentially huge… Continue reading U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
Indigenous knowledge shared by Gujarat based farmer can combat Mastitis, an ailment of dairy cattle
What is the News? Based on the indigenous knowledge shared by a farmer from Gujarat, National Innovation Foundation(NIF) has developed a poly-herbal and cost-effective medicine named Mastirak Gel to treat Mastitis, an infectious disease of dairy cattle. What is Mastitis disease in Cattle? Mastitis is an infectious disease condition resulting in an inflammatory reaction in… Continue reading Indigenous knowledge shared by Gujarat based farmer can combat Mastitis, an ailment of dairy cattle
Nebra Sky Disc: The oldest map of stars that will be displayed at British Museum
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Nebra Sky Disc?3 When was it discovered?4 What is the significance of Nebra Sky Disc? What is the News? The British Museum in London will display an ancient object called the Nebra Sky Disc, which is thought to be the world’s oldest concrete depiction of stars. What… Continue reading Nebra Sky Disc: The oldest map of stars that will be displayed at British Museum
IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is LED (Light-Emitting Diodes)?3 How do LEDs emit white light?4 What have the researchers at IIT Madras developed?5 What is the significance of this development? What is the News? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have successfully developed a white light emitter for use in LEDs.… Continue reading IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications
China tested ‘nuclear capable hypersonic missile’, says report
What is the News? China’s military has carried out its first-ever test of a “nuclear capable hypersonic missile”. What is a Hypersonic Missile? Hypersonic speeds are those that exceed five times the speed of sound, that is, anything that can move at speeds of Mach 5 or above, which means at least 1.6 km per… Continue reading China tested ‘nuclear capable hypersonic missile’, says report
Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy
Source: This post is based on the article “Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy” published in “The Times of India”on 16th October 2021. What is the News? NASA is about to launch a probe toward clusters of asteroids along Jupiter’s orbital path. They are known as the Trojan swarms. It represents the final unexplored regions of asteroids in the solar system. More about the news The spacecraft, a deep-space robotic archaeologist named Lucy will… Continue reading Why Nasa is launching robo archaeologist named Lucy
