Category: Science and Technology

Italy prepares ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing

May 14, 2020

• The Genoa-based Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has come up with ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing.
• The bracelet has been prepared as the measures for safeguarding against the coronavirus lockdown is being deliberately lifted.

IIT Alumni council starts “COVID-19 test bus”

May 7, 2020

• The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Alumni Council has started a “COVID-19 test bus” in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• The COVID-19 Testing bus will lessen 80% of the testing cost without compromising on the testing capacity.

Ultra Violet Disinfection Tower prepared by DRDO

May 6, 2020

• An Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower has been prepared by the Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC) to achieve rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection-prone areas due to COVID-19.

Russia to launch Arktika-M satellite by end of this year

May 5, 2020

• Russia has announced to launch Arctic climate and environment monitoring satellite. It will be launching country’s first Arktika-M satellite form the Balkonur space center in Decemeber 2020.
• This satellite will collect meteorological data in the polar regions of the earth to improve weather forecast

Central road research institute develops “Kisan Sabha App”

May 3, 2020

• Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) has developed ” Kisan Sabha App” with the aim to connect farmers to the mandi dealers and to the truck drivers to mandi owners . The whole process will be connecting farmers to the supply chain and to the freight management system of the country. 

NASA’s first Mars helicopter “Ingenuity” named by Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani

May 3, 2020

• Indian Origin girl from Alabama has named the first helicopter “Ingenuity” that will be launched to the Red planet this summer with  National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Mars rover Perseverance .
• She participated in “Name the rover ” contest held by NASA to name the rover Perseverance 
• It is expected to land on Mars in February 2021. It will be launched along with rover Perseverance as part of the Mars Mission 2020.

YASH launched by NCSTC and DST for COVID-19

May 1, 2020

• Year of awareness on Science & health(YASH) has been launched by National council for Science and technology communication (NCSTC) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) to fight against COVId-19 

India’s first plasma therapy starts in KGMU, Lucknow

April 28, 2020

• King George’s medical University (KGMU) of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh has become the first institute in the country to start  using plasma therapy for the possible treatment of COVID-19.
• Plasma therapy uses antibodies from the patients’ that have successfully recovered from the COVID-19 and transplanting them in the patient that is not abe to generate anti bodies to recover from this deadly virus.

Dedicated search engine for COVID-19 Vilokana launched.

April 27, 2020

• A specially dedicated search engine for COVID-19 has been developed by The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K).

Hubble telescope completes 30 years in space

April 26, 2020

• The most popular Hubble telescope of  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  has completed its 30 years in space. Hubble telescope in well known for its high resolution cameras and many other features that have proved beneficial in exploring the outer space. This was build by both NASA and European Space Agency(ESA) together.