Current Affairs Mar 2019 – Science & Technology

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The first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) was introduced by the state of Tamil Nadu in the government sector. It was launched on 18 November at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi-Super Specialty Hospital (TNGMSSH), Omandurar Estate.

Lancet, a Medical Journal had conducted a study on Tuberculosis (TB) in three high-burden countries, including India.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system called “IRCTC iPay” with a view to promoting the Government’s Digital India initiative.

Semiconductor chips for modems 4 G, LTE and 5G. A bengaluru-based Signalchip ha  been unveiled. These are the first chips developed in India.

The Young scientist Program ‘ Yuva Vigyani Karyakram ‘ was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization. The program targeted school children studying in the 9th standard.

In May, the National Space Agency ISRO and its French counterpart CNES signed a joint maritime surveillance system as an agreement.

Scientists led by IIT (BHU) scientist Abhishek Srivastava have discovered a tadpole-shaped jets emitting from regions with intense sun magnetic fields.

NASA scientists have developed deep ocean conditions in the laboratory to recreate a life that could have formed four billion years ago on the sea floor.

SpaceX Successfully launched the new ISS Astronaut Capsule.

Toyota joining hands with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan’s space agency, on a planned moon mission, with the Japanese auto giant expected to create a lunar rover. It will be the first full-fledged entry of the car manufacturer into space exploration after the company has jointly developed a robot sent to the International Space Station.

NASA scientists used NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to spot water molecules moving around the daytime of the moon. It helps to know in future tasks about the accessibility of water to humans.

Astronomers from Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai used the Indian multi-wavelength space observatory, AstroSat, which started in September 2015 to identify a fresh population of ultraviolet stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808.

NASA, the U.S. Space Agency, said that a woman is likely to be the first person to set foot on Mars. Women are said to be at the forefront of the upcoming plans of the U.S. space agency.

Scientists are concerned about sustaining the production of food and the productivity of major crops such as wheat, paddy and maize as carbon dioxide levels rise. Studies have shown that wheat productivity is stimulated by increased levels of carbon dioxide, but the consequent temperature increase would have an negative impact..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India has successfully fired an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile by shooting down a live satellite. The project called Mission Shakti was resulted by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to reinforce the overall security of India.

Social Media giant Facebook has launched two new India-specific tools. 

“Candidate Connect” and “Share You Voted” to boost civic engagement on its platform during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that begin in April. Both tools will be produced accessible in 12 local languages.

Google has created an eight-member Advanced Technology External Advisory Council to examine the ethical problems of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies.

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