India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg, from a test range along the Odisha coast. The cruise missile was…

Scientists have come up with a new brain-computer interface reading people's thoughts in real time to correct robotic errors. This advance may lead to safer self driving cars. Existing brain-computer…

HDFC Bank launched electronic virtual assistant (EVA), India’s first artificial intelligence-driven banking chatbot, for customer services. It can answer millions of customer queries across multiple channels instantly. It can assimilate…

AP has sent a proposal for the deployment of a Smart Mosquito Density System to the Union Ministry of Urban Development. Once approved, the system will be the first-of-its-kind project…

Q: What is antimicrobial resistance? A: Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections…

What is Legionnaires’ disease? Legionnaires' disease is caused by exposure to a bacterium that is found in water and soil. It ranges in severity from a mild influenza-like illness to…

Guinea worm is, in fact, a real worm. It is a large nematode, Dracunculus medinensis, which is ingested through drinking contaminated water. The condition is known as dracunculiasis or guinea-worm…

The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) can develop resistance to the antimicrobial drugs used to cure the disease. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is TB that does not respond to at least…

Recent Issues: Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has underlined the need to make people aware about the negative impact of Arsenic in…