Tag: Science & Technology

In News  India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication (SatCom) About  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received a reference from the Department of Telecommunication for the spectrum required to be put to auction and associated aspects of satellite-based communication. TRAI will soon make recommendations to make permissions required […]

In News The Union government has so far sanctioned the development of solar projects with a capacity of nearly 39,000 MW but only a fourth have been commissioned so far.  About Solar Energy  Solar energy is any type of energy generated by the sun. Solar energy is created by nuclear fusion that takes place in […]

In News Recently, Scientists in the United States have achieved a net gain in energy for the first time from a nuclear fusion reaction which is considered as the most dependable source of energy in future. The experiment was conducted at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.  More about the news Different Methods:  Scientists […]

In News  Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI announced ChatGPT, About  ChatGPT  ChatGPT is a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural human language and generating impressively detailed human-like written text. It is the latest evolution of the GPT – or Generative Pre-Trained Transformer – family of text-generating AIs.  It is trained using a […]

In News Union Minister for Civil Aviation launched Digi Yatra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi for three airports in the country, namely New Delhi, Varanasi, and Bengaluru.  About Digi Yatra Digi Yatra is conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT). It envisages that […]

In News Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the government to encourage private-sector mining in the Rare Earths minerals sector to counter India’s reliance on China for imports of such minerals. More in News The industry has demanded to Set up an ‘India Rare Earths Mission’ which should be manned by professionals […]

In News It has recently come to spotlight after a Delhi Court ordered a Narco Test for Aaftab Amin Poonawala in the bone-chilling Shradha Walkar killing case. The Court took into consideration international norms on human rights, the right to a fair trial, and the right against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) of the Constitution.  What […]

In News Recently, Hyderabad researchers found a remedy to stop progression of rare genetic disease. About CTX Data: Only four CTX cases have so far been medically documented in India.  About the disease: It is a lipid-storage skin disease with no known medical cure but its progression can be stopped. It is a rare autosomal […]

In News  According to Scientists , Genetically modified pig hearts took longer than usual to beat for human receivers. They have to figure out what that means and how this would affect the xenotransplant after many months and years. About Xenotransplantation Image Courtesy:FDA Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into […]