Category: Science & Technology
Blindsight | Brain Computer Interface
Neuralink plans to implant its FDA-designated ‘breakthrough device,’ the Blindsight chip, in a human for the first time by 2025.
Photonic Chips
India’s government is actively fostering research on photonic chips to drive advancements in next-generation computing technologies.
BioSaarthi Initiative | India’s Bioeconomy
BioSaarthi Mentorship Initiative for Biotech Startups was unveiled.
Life Cycle of a Star
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captures stunning images of a forming star.
DNA Polymorphism | DNA fingerprinting
What is DNA fingerprinting? | The Hindu Explained
SwaYaan Initiative | NIDAR
MeitY and the Drone Federation of India have launched NIDAR, a National Innovation Challenge under the ‘SwaYaan’ initiative, aimed at fostering drone applications, research, and human resource development in unmanned aircraft systems.
Sonic Weapons
Protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, recently accused authorities of deploying sonic weapons to disperse crowds, a claim denied by Serbian officials.
World’s 1st Pink Bollworm-Resistant GM Cotton
The CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has created the world’s first genetically modified cotton resistant to pink bollworm.
Online Gaming Sector in India
The judiciary brought attention back on the need to deregulate the online gaming sector through a 2025 Supreme Court stay order on the Union government’s retrospective GST demand on the sector.
Web 3
India is poised to surpass the USA and emerge as the world’s largest Web3 developer community by 2028.
Non-Browning Gene-Edited Banana
Context: UK scientists have developed a genetically-engineered banana that boasts an extended shelf-life and reduced browning. Genetically-Engineered Banana Polyphenol Oxidase…
Pratibimb Module | Cybercrime Crackdown
6,046 cyber criminals arrested with help of ‘Pratibimb’ module: Govt