Science and technology
National brain Research Center has recently
developed project ‘SWADESH’, Unique brain initiative focusing on certified
neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuro psychological data and analytics that are
made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders.
Prawn nebula
The Hubble telescope has observed from
nebula which is a massive stellar nursery located around 6000 light years away
in scorpius constellation.
Laser communication relay demonstration
technology will be tested by NASA with the aim of speeding up space communications.
One health consortium
Department of biotechnology, under ministry
of science and technology, has launched one health consortium, a project that
would carry surveillance of important bacteria viral and parasitic infections
of zoonotic as well as transboundary pathogens in India.
Laser based clad coating technology
This technology provides improved protection
to the boiler parts in thermal power plants, up to 2 to 3 times compared to the
currently available technologies.
Bio-methanation
technology
This technology for the integrated treatment
of sewage and organic solid waste and concomitant generation of biogas and bio
manure can treat groundwater and wastewater and convert it to potable water. It
can be used for sewage and organic solid waste treatment with decentralized
applications in various parts of India.
National Internet exchange of India
It celebrated its 18th foundation
day on June 19, 2021. It is a non profit organization working since 2003 for
spreading the Internet technology to the citizens of India. It also manages the
national Internet registry of the country delegating Internet Protocol
addresses( IPv4 and IPv6 )
Artificial photosynthesis
Scientists have found a mention to mimic
natures own process of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, namely
photosynthesis, to capture excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This
artificial photosynthesis harness solar energy and converts the captured carbon
dioxide to carbon monoxide, which can be used as a fuel for internal combustion
engines.
Aqua Rejuvenation plant
Recently csir central mechanical engineering
Research Institute durgapur unveiled the first ever waste water treatment
technology model which purify is waste water for irrigation or farming
purposes.
TOI 561b
NASA’s transiting Exoplanet service
satellite has discovered and exoplanet in the Milky Way Galaxy. Researchers
believe it is 10 billion years old, twice as old as Sun. It’s name is TOI 561b.
Exoplanet is a planet which orbits a star outside solar system.
Khadi prakritik paint
An innovative new paint which was made from
cow dung, developed by khadi and village industries Commission. It is eco
friendly, nontoxic paint, is first of its kind product with anti fungal
antibacterial properties. It is available in 2 forms — Distemper paint and
plastic emulsion paint. Developed by kumarappa national handmade paper
institute Jaipur. It is free from heavy metals like lead mercury chromium
arsenic cadmium and others.
James Webb Space Telescope
NASA has announced the launch of James Webb
Space Telescope on December 24 2021. The world’s premier space science
observatory will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, which is in service for
more than 3 decades now.
Log4Shell
A new vulnerability named log4shell Is being
touted as one of the worst cyber security flaws to have been discovered. The
vulnerability is based on an open source logging library used in most
applications by enterprises and even government agencies. The vulnerability
first came to light on December 9, some reports say the issue first surfaced on
December one and was highlighted by Alibaba cloud security team.
Apretude
The world’s first injectable medication to
reduce the risk of acquiring HIV has been approved by the Food and Drug
administration, on December 20, 2021. The generic name is cabotegravir. It is
an alternative to daily pills for HIV prevention, such as truvada and Descovy.
Parvo Virus
It is a highly contagious viral disease that
can also be life threatening in puppies and dogs. It affects the intestine of
canines with puppies being more susceptible. It is spread through contact with
infected dogs, they are excreta and infected objects. People caring for
infected dogs can also be carriers of this virus.
Quantum laboratory
The Indian army is making steady, yet
significant strides in the field of emerging technology domains. The army, with
support from the National Security Council secretariat has recently established
the quantum lab at military College of telecommunication engineering, MHOW, MP
To spearhead research and training in this key developing field. Indian army
has also established an artificial intelligence center at the same institution
with over 140 deployments in forward areas and active support of industry and
academia. Training on cyberwarfare is being imported through a state of art
cyber range and cyber security labs. Research undertaken by Indian army in the
field of quantum technology will help leapfrog into next generation
communication and transform the current system of cryptography in the Indian
armed forces to post quantum cryptography.
UV-C disinfection technology
The Government of India has put ultraviolet
C, Disinfection technology for testing in parliament, AC buses and trains. The
technology is a huge success. It is now to be rolled out for the public. It is
totally effective for mitigation of airborne transmission of covid 19 and will
also remain relevant in post covid era.
Purple revolution
Purple revolution was launched to empower
domestic farmers and support India aromatic crop based agro economy by reducing
imports of aromatic oils and increasing homegrown varieties. The purple or
lavender revolution was launched by the union ministry of science and
technology through the council of scientific and industrial research’s aroma mission,
which aimed at increasing lavender cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir.