Why in News? Researchers at IIT Madras have developed an AI tool called NBDriver (neighbourhood driver) for use in analysing cancer-causing mutations in cells. How does the technique work? NBDriver is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool developed to analyse cancer-causing …
Why in News? Senior police officers of the Interpol’s member countries have endorsed measures to boost the role of its National Central Bureaus (NCBs), in view of the evolving ransomware threats. What is ransomware? Ransomware is malware that employs encryption …
Why in news? Scientists have for the first time detected gravitational waves produced by the collision of a neutron star and a black hole. Previous gravitational wave detections have spotted black holes colliding, and neutron stars merging but not one …
Why in News? The Railway Ministry has decided to deploy Shatabdi Express rakes to run as Vande Bharat Express in the event of the latter suffering a breakdown or unusual late running. What is Vande Bharat Express? It is India’s …
Why in the news? Recently, the Hope orbiter of the United Arab Emirates found out about the presence of auroras in the Mars atmosphere. Unlike auroras on Earth, which are seen only near the north and south poles, discrete auroras …
Why in News? An online database about the use of the spyware Pegasus was recently launched by the organisations including Forensic Architecture, Amnesty International and the Citizen Lab to document attacks against human rights defenders. What is spyware? Spyware is …
Why in News? Chinese astronauts successfully performed the country’s first spacewalk, on the outside of the new Tiangong station in orbit around the Earth. China’s Space Station: The multi-module Tiangong station is set to be operational for at least 10 …
About Co-WIN Co-WIN is a cloud-based IT platform, to handle the finer points of India’s Covid-19 immunisation programme, such as registering beneficiaries, allocating vaccination centres, sending text messages to beneficiaries with the name of their vaccinator, and live monitoring of …