Science and Technology

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...

The Curse of Silicosis: Mining Created a Village of Widows

Context: In the heart of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district lies Manaur, a village that has tragically earned the moniker “the...

Cadaver Donation

Context: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on September 12, made a commendable decision by donating his body...

The Mysteries of Mars

Context: Geologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology propose that much of Mars’ missing atmosphere could be trapped in the...

OpenAI’s Vision: Making AI Flow Like Electricity

Context: The CEO of OpenAI proposed an ambitious plan to develop the computing power necessary for creating more advanced artificial...

Quantum Mechanics to Shield Data From Attackers During Cloud-Based Computation

Context: Deep-learning models are widely applied across various fields, including healthcare diagnostics and financial forecasting. However, their high computational demands...

New Method Controls Synthetic DNA Droplet Division Timing

Context: Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a method to precisely control when synthetic DNA droplets divide. ...

ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat)

Context: Recently, in a notable breakthrough in personal protection, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and IIT Delhi have developed...