Tag: Science & Technology

In News  A senior software engineer at Google was suspended after sharing transcripts of a conversation with a LaMDA that he claimed to be “sentient,” and began reasoning like a human being.  What is LaMDA? Language Models for Dialog Applications is a machine-learning language model created by Google as a chatbot that is supposed to […]

In News  Recently ,TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom of Russia supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, to India for the Units 1 & 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) About  TVEL has fulfilled the agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India […]

In News  The Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare   unveiled India’s first Covid-19  the vaccine, called Ancovax, for animals.  About Ancovax  It can be used in dogs, lions, leopards, mice, and rabbits.  It is an inactivated vaccine developed using an infectious part of the Delta variant. In addition, it uses Alhydrogel as an adjuvant […]

In Context Recently, it has been found that Testosterone replacement therapy is the standard treatment for Hypogonadism. Hypogonadism  About: It is a clinical syndrome, which results from the failure of the testes to produce physiologic levels of testosterone and a normal number of spermatozoa due to defects at one or more levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal […]

In News   Gurugram-based drone startup TechEagle delivered a parcel in Gujarat under a pilot project in collaboration with India post. About ‘VertiplaneX3’  The company launched a hybrid-electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) drone called ‘VertiplaneX3’ with a payload capacity of 3 kg, a range of 100 km and a top speed of 120 kph.  The […]

In News  Recently, Gait Analysis validated identity of convict sentenced to death. What is Gait Analysis? About: It is defined as a manner of walking or moving on foot.  It is a technique in podiatry medical care and the treatment of the foot, which is used to evaluate and diagnose conditions that affect walking and […]

In Context  Baggage tags equipped with Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) will soon be available at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, marking a first of its kind for the country. What is Radio-frequency identification (RFID) Technology? About: It is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects.  It is a wireless tracking method […]

In News The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and India’s public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati are exploring the feasibility of a Direct-To-Mobile’ (D2M) technology that allows to broadcast video and other forms of multimedia content directly to mobile phones, without needing an active internet connection. About D2M Technology The technology is based on the convergence of […]

In News  A new book has predicted that by the third quarter of this century, parents will have the choice of having digital offspring. This will be the ‘Tamagotchi Generation’. About ‘Tamagotchi’ Generation The name comes from the digital pet created by the Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai, which was a global rage in the 1990s […]