Category: Science & Technology
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant | Uranium Enrichment
India and Russia ink pacts on construction of future power units of Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP).
Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology | National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
For payment apps, NPCI began deployment of ‘UPI Tap and Pay’ facility which utilises near-field communication (NFC) technology.
Variant of Interest and Types of Variants
Recently WHO declared JN.1, a sub-variant of COVID-19 as variant of interest.
Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER)
Ministry of Earth Sciences under facilitated under Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme launched India’s 1st Winter Scientific Expedition to Arctic.
Exercise Astrashakti | Akash weapon system
India demonstrated the firepower of the indigenous Akash missile system during the recent exercise ‘Astrashakti 2023’.
Kala-azar
India stands on the verge of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala azar.
Anthrax disease
5 countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease recently
Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries
Release of Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s report on Multifunction Crypto-asset Intermediaries (MCIs).
Agni Missiles | Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
Recently, training launch of Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was carried out successfully from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
Mitochondrial DNA | Baboon
The Egyptian god Thoth was represented by a baboon — which is odd because baboons aren’t native to Egypt. An interdisciplinary team of scientists recently cracked this long-standing mystery.
Genome Sequencing | Indigen
UK Biobank recently opened world’s biggest set of human genome sequences to scientists.