News:Recently,it has been reported that WhatsApp was used to spy on journalists and human rights activists in India earlier this year.The surveillance was carried out using a spyware tool called Pegasus. Facts: About Pegasus: Pegasus is a spyware that can hack any iOS or Android device and steal a variety of data from the infected… Continue reading Spyware Pegasus used to Snoop WhatsApp
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.
Indian Brain atlas-IBA100
News:International Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Hyderabad has built the first-ever Indian brain atlas named IBA100. Facts: About Brain Atlas: A brain atlas is a brain map or a template which becomes the ‘standard’ against which brain abnormalities can be measured. The first digital human brain atlas was created by the Montreal Neurological Institute(MNI).This brain atlas… Continue reading Indian Brain atlas-IBA100
Air-independent propulsion(AIP) system
News: Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) programme to build a fuel cell-based Air Independent Propulsion(AIP) system for Indian Naval Submarines has crossed several milestones in technology maturity. Facts: About Air Independent Propulsion(AIP) system: Air-independent propulsion(AIP) is any marine propulsion technology that allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric oxygen(by surfacing). AIP can… Continue reading Air-independent propulsion(AIP) system
Edge Computing
News:Recently,Nvidia has announced its edge computing platform to help telecom operators adopt 5G networks capable of supporting edge workloads. Facts: About Edge Computing: Edge computing enables data to be analysed, processed and transferred at the edge of a network. The idea is to analyse data locally closer to where it is stored, in real-time without… Continue reading Edge Computing
Organoids
News:Recently,Scientists has raised ethical concerns over growing of organoids in the laboratory that can perceive or feel things. Facts: About Organoids: Organoids are a group of cells grown in laboratories into a three dimensional, miniature structures that mimic the cell arrangement of a fully-grown organ. They are tiny typically the size of a pea organ-like… Continue reading Organoids
IndiGen Genome project
News:Research laboratories working under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) has announced the completion of IndiGen Genome Project. Facts: About IndiGen Genome Project: The Project is being implemented by the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB),Delhi and CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB),Hyderabad. The aim of the project is to undertake whole… Continue reading IndiGen Genome project
Guidelines for Evaluation of Nanopharmaceuticals in India
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
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)
