NIMHANS Wins Nelson Mandela Health Promotion Award 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for 2024 to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru. NIMHANS is known as India’s top mental health center. This very ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Study Reveals Rapid Evolution of Y Chromosome in Apes

A major study that was recently released in the journal Nature shows how quickly the Y chromosome has changed in primates compared to humans. Scientists discovered that only 14–27% of Y chromosome regions in different ape species are similar to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

World Health Assembly Approves Global Organ Transplant Strategy

The 77th World Health Assembly made news when it approved a draft resolution to make organ donations, including those using tissues and human cells, more available around the world. This project is aware of the differences in the number of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Summits and Conferences

Zelenskyy Secures Military Pacts With Sweden, Norway

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine recently signed long-term security agreements with Sweden and Norway. These agreements show that Western countries are committed to helping Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. At the time of this event, Western partners were ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

DoT Plans Drone, Balloon Trials for 5G Emergency Connectivity

Currently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is looking into new ways to use drones and tethered balloons to quickly restore 5G connection after emergencies and natural disasters. In these kinds of situations, normal internet services can get interrupted, and this ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

First Successful Pig Liver Transplant in Cancer Patient

A man with advanced liver cancer who is 71 years old is the first person in history to receive a liver donation from a genetically modified pig. This is a huge step forward in medicine. Doctors at Anhui Medical University’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

AI Helps Search for Endangered Plant’s Female Partner

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to help researchers find a female partner for E. woodii, also known as the “world’s loneliest plant.” This project aims to naturally spread the species, which is now extinct in the wild and can only ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs