Science and Technology

2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Pioneering Work on Proteins

2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Pioneering Work on Proteins

Context: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper (Google DeepMind) for using AI to...

Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory

Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory

Context:MACE Recently the Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, inaugurated the...

India Declared Trachoma Free 

India Declared Trachoma Free 

Context: India Declared Trachoma Free  The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified India as having eliminated Trachoma as a...

The Global Burden of Cancer and the Role of Genetics

The Global Burden of Cancer and the Role of Genetics

Context: Estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggest that one in five people globally faces a lifetime...

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda

Context: Rwanda is facing a critical public health crisis as the Marburg virus outbreak escalates, following the country’s first reported...

2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

Context: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work...

India’s AI Revolution

India’s AI Revolution

Context: AI Revolution – India stands at the cusp of a transformative era, poised to harness the power of Artificial...

Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves

Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves

Context: An associate professor at the University of Alberta, led a study on the new ultrasound technique for cancer detection....

Monopolisation of Space

Monopolisation of Space

Context: Last month, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X, announced that SpaceX now controls...

2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Context: Nobel Prize in Physiology. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary...

WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test

WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test

Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken a significant step in the fight against Mpox by approving the first...

The Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

The Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

Context: In rural Maharashtra, a committed team of healthcare professionals is tirelessly fighting against sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic...

AIDS – India’s Critical Role in Ending AIDS by 2030

Context : AIDS The UNAIDS director for the Asia Pacific and other regions emphasised that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal...

Stem Cell Therapy: A New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes in India

Stem Cell Therapy: A New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes in India

Context: Stem cell therapy represents a cutting-edge advancement in regenerative medicine, offering the possibility of a functional cure for Type...

Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Context: Four years after the onset of Covid-19, an expert group formed by NITI Aayog has proposed establishing a comprehensive...