News:Union Minister for Science & Technology has released the Guidelines for Evaluation of Nanopharmaceuticals in India. Facts: What are Nanopharmaceuticals? Nanopharmaceuticals represent an emerging field where the sizes of the drug particle or a therapeutic delivery system work at the nanoscale. In the pharmaceutical industry, a long standing issue is the difficulty of delivering the… Continue reading Guidelines for Evaluation of Nanopharmaceuticals in India
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.
Pancreatic Cancer
News:The The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 for pancreatic cancer has been published in The Lancet. Facts: Key takeaways from the study: The Pancreatic cancer what was once a rare disease, is now a growing cause of cancer mortality worldwide.From 1.96 lakh incidences in 1990, these rose to 4.41 lakh in 2017. The burden… Continue reading Pancreatic Cancer
Quantum Supremacy
News:Google has announced that it has achieved a breakthrough called quantum supremacy in computing. Facts: About Quantum Supremacy: The phrase quantum supremacy was coined in 2011 by John Preskill, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. Quantum supremacy refers to quantum computers being able to solve a problem that a classical computer… Continue reading Quantum Supremacy
Automated Facial Recognition System(AFRS)
News:Government of India has asked the IT companies to send proposals to National Crime Record Bureau(NCRB) to install world’s largest facial recognition system.The winner of the bids will create National Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS). Facts: About Automated Facial Recognition System(AFRS): Automated Facial Recognition System involves a large database of photos as well as videos… Continue reading Automated Facial Recognition System(AFRS)
Global Bio-India Summit,2019
News:The Global Bio-India summit is going to be held for the first time in India between November 21 and November 23, 2019. Facts: About the summit: The summit is being organized by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) and Department of Biotechnology(DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The purpose of the summit is… Continue reading Global Bio-India Summit,2019
TechSagar
News:The Data Security Council(DSCI) of India in partnership with National Cyber Security Coordinator’s office has launched TechSagar. Facts: About TechSagar: TechSagar is a platform to discover India’s technological capability through a portal. It is a consolidated and comprehensive repository of India’s cyber tech capabilities. The portal will list business and research entities from the IT… Continue reading TechSagar
Anthrax
News:Recently,Veterinarians have confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of two Asiatic water buffaloes in central Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Facts: About Anthrax: Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria live in soil and usually infects wild and domestic animals such as goats,cattle and sheep. However,humans,pigs and dogs are… Continue reading Anthrax
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019
News:World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) has released the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019. Facts: Key takeaways from the report: In 2018, patent filings around the world exceeded by around 3.3 million, representing a 5.2% growth over 2017 figures. The global growth in IP filings was driven by China which accounted for over 50% of IP filings… Continue reading World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019
Acute flaccid myelitis(AFM)
News:Recently, the Acute flaccid myelitis(AFM) which is referred to as a ‘polio-like condition’ has been tested negative for the polio virus. Facts: About Acute flaccid myelitis(AFM): Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a neurologic disease.It is rare but a serious disease.It affects an area of the spinal cord called gray matter. The exact cause of the… Continue reading Acute flaccid myelitis(AFM)
Bluetongue(BT) virus
News:Department of Animal Husbandry released two diagnostic kits developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. Facts: About the diagnostic kits: The diagnostic kits developed are Bluetongue sandwich ELISA(sELISA) and the Japanese Encephalitis lgM ELISA kit for the control of Swine and Detection of AntigenELISA. About Bluetongue virus: It… Continue reading Bluetongue(BT) virus
