UPSC News | Science – Technology

shashank Hi Guy(al)s, Due to heavy traffic and more than 10k people visting this page, we have a huge server load due to which website gets down. So we have divided this news – section into different pages. 🙂


To discuss important news with other aspirants, You can make a topic at the bottom of this page after login.

| | | | |

Science & Technology

  • Technology News Today, Latest Tech News | The Hindu
  • Science News | Latest Updates on Scientific Discoveries | The Hindu
  • Health News, Wellbeing Tips, Diseases, Treatment and Nutrition | The Hindu
Amazon Music gets ‘Maestro’ AI playlist generator feature 

Maestro will aid users in creating playlists by acting on prompts and using its AI prowess to compile playlists .  [...]

Meta introduces Llama 3 large language model; aims to make it multilingual soon

Meta introduced its Llama 3 large language model as chief Mark Zuckerberg said Meta AI would be upgraded with the latest offering [...]

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED Review | A reliable Windows-based alternative to the MacBook Air 

The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED has been a reliable performer in the small laptops category, and the company’s 2024 iteration of the device looks to retain its position while expanding its appeal. [...]

Delta Emulator launched for Apple devices

The Delta Emulator will allow users to experience Retro Gaming on their iPhones. [...]

Google fires 28 employees as CEO Pichai warns against debating politics

Google fired 28 workers for their involvement in anti-Israel protests and promised that others who followed them would face action as well [...]

After Facebook and Instagram, China now bans WhatsApp from Apple’s App Store

After Facebook and Instagram, China now bans WhatsApp from Apple’s App Store [...]

Room for optimism: review of Akshay Rathi’s Climate Capitalism

How capitalist economies can reform and be serious about tackling climate change [...]

India-based news aggregator acquires, Magzter, a digital newsstand platform : Report 

Dailyhunt owner, VerSe, acquired the popular digital newsstand platform Magzter  [...]

Android banking malware exploits weaknesses to perform info-stealing operations: Report 

A new banking malware was found exploiting weaknesses in Android to steal users’ information which was then being shared with threat actors  [...]

Google lays off unspecified number of employees, moves roles to other global hubs

Google Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat wrote in a memo that there would be layoffs and relocations as AI shapes the tech sector [...]

Daily Quiz | On India’s first satellite ‘Aryabhata’

On April 19, 1975, India’s first satellite ‘Aryabhata’ was launched to space. [...]

As El Niño starts flip to La Niña, Latin America asked to be on alert

El Nino and its abundant rains could soon turn into droughts caused by La Nina as well as an intense hurricane season across South America [...]

WHO terms pathogens that transmit through air ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs

‘Varying terminologies highlighted gaps in common understanding and contributed to challenges in public communication and efforts to curb the transmission of the pathogen’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO said [...]

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Ozone

This week’s Sci-Five science quiz is on Ozone. [...]

How can small-scale farmers benefit from trees on farms?

The adoption of agroforestry at scale in India by smallholders is currently stymied by ecological and socio-economic factors [...]

Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee

The researchers sequenced the genomes of 39 Arabica varieties, including a specimen from the 18th century, to create the highest quality genome to date of this species, whose scientific name is Coffea arabica. [...]

'5,000 lives in one shell': Gaza's IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

“Despite Gaza’s poverty, couples facing infertility pursue IVF.” [...]

Three new fish species spotted using tools in the Laccadive Sea

Reports of aquatic animals using tools have been uncommon because they’re more difficult to observe and a perception that fish are ‘less intelligent’ [...]

India aims to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030

ISRO has a very clearly laid out plan as far as space exploration and space utilisation is concerned [...]

Regenerating the brain is not in the realm of possibility right now: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan

In his new book, ‘Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality’, the molecular biologist examines the hype around increasing our lifespan [...]

Centre asks FSSAI to probe claim of Nestle adding sugar to baby products

CCPA asks FSSAI to investigate Nestle’s baby products with higher sugar content in less developed countries like India [...]

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

WHO approves new, cheaper cholera vaccine to address global shortage and help prevent outbreaks in poorer countries [...]

Randomised Control Trials: the technique that transformed TB treatment

Beyond setting the gold standard for conducting trials, Sir Austin Bradford Hill also had a great influence on medical research and modern epidemiology [...]

The dynamic duo: enhanced liver function and gut health

On World Liver Day, let’s look at what needs to be done to support the liver and the gut to execute their functions [...]

WHO terms pathogens that transmit through air ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs

‘Varying terminologies highlighted gaps in common understanding and contributed to challenges in public communication and efforts to curb the transmission of the pathogen’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO said [...]

Nestlé baby products sold in India, Africa, Latin America have higher sugar content than in Europe, tests show

India allows some added sugar in baby food; Cerelac sold in India has 2.7 gms of added sugar, none in the U.K.; Nestle India says it has reduced added sugars in infant cereals by up to 30% over the past five years [...]

Absence of full drug-susceptibility data for TB patients can result in amplifying resistance: study

Based on data of TB drug-resistance profile by whole genome sequencing of 600 clinical samples from TB patients in India, the findings show that this can compromise treatment outcomes [...]

The Ministry said that ABHA, the unique health ID, is a proxy of Aadhaar in the sphere of health [...]

  • You must be logged in to create new topics.

Deals of the day from DealMaggu

No items