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
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.
“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
IIT-M team develops “Blocktrack app” for healthcare information system
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About Blocktrack App:4 Features of the Blocktrack App: What is the News? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have developed a mobile app named “Blocktrack app”. About Blocktrack App: Blocktrack is a blockchain-based secure medical data and information exchange system for mobile phone applications. Purpose: The App aims… Continue reading IIT-M team develops “Blocktrack app” for healthcare information system
New Naming System for Virus Variants
What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has announced that it would unveil a new naming system for Virus Variants. The system would be similar to the way tropical storms are named. What is the current method of naming Virus Strains? Currently, WHO and other agencies across the world refer to viruses and their… Continue reading New Naming System for Virus Variants
“Winchcombe Meteorite” – To be Displayed in the UK
What is the News? A piece of Winchcombe meteorite will be displayed at the National History Museum, Gloucestershire (UK). About Winchcombe meteorite: The Winchcombe meteorite is also known as carbonaceous meteorite. These meteorites have high proportion of carbon. It was discovered after it landed in the driveway of a house located in Gloucestershire in the UK… Continue reading “Winchcombe Meteorite” – To be Displayed in the UK
India starts importing “zeolite” for medical oxygen plants.
What is the News? National carrier Air India has begun the first of its “zeolite cargo flights”. This was done after the government of India started the process of importing zeolite from across the world for use in medical oxygen plants. Contents1 Zeolites in Medical Oxygen Plants:2 What is the Pressure Swing Adsorption(PSA) Process?3 What… Continue reading India starts importing “zeolite” for medical oxygen plants.
“Protein–Antibody Conjugates (PACs)” – A combination of biologics and Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 What are Protein–Antibody Conjugates or PACs?4 How are Biologics different from conventional drugs?5 What are Antibody Drug Conjugates? What is the News? A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences has developed a nanoparticle. This nanoparticle has the potential to revolutionize disease… Continue reading “Protein–Antibody Conjugates (PACs)” – A combination of biologics and Antibody-Drug Conjugates
China launches Classified “Yaogan Satellites” Into Orbit
What is the News? China has successfully launched the eighth group of three Yaogan-30 satellites into orbit on a Long March 2C rocket. The eighth group of three Yaogan-30 satellites will join the seven previous groups in the orbit that had been launched earlier. About Yaogan Satellites: Firstly, Yaogan is a series of Chinese reconnaissance… Continue reading China launches Classified “Yaogan Satellites” Into Orbit
“Tianwen-1 Mission” – China lands Zhurong Rover on Mars
What is the News? China successfully lands Zhurong Rover from the Tianwen-1 mission on Mars. Specifically, it has landed on the Utopia Planitia, a large plain in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars. Note: The Zhurong rover has been named after an ancient Chinese god of fire. It will explore the Mars surface near the landing… Continue reading “Tianwen-1 Mission” – China lands Zhurong Rover on Mars
