Vision Ias - Mains 365 - Science Technology - Current Affairs 2020 - (Sep 2019 to 2020) Printed Notes - English Medium
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Table of Contents
1. BIOTECHNOLOGY___________________ 2
1.1. Genome Sequencing ________________ 4
1.2. National Guidelines for Gene Therapy __ 6
1.2.1. Gene Editing _______________________ 8
1.2.2. Stem Cell Therapy ___________________ 9
1.3. DNA Technology (Use and Application)
Regulation Bill, 2019 __________________ 10
1.4. Assisted Reproductive Technology____ 12
1.5. GM Crops ________________________ 13
2. NANOTECHNOLOGY _______________ 16
2.1. Nano Technology in Agriculture ______ 18
3. HEALTH__________________________ 20
3.1. COVID-19 ________________________ 20
3.1.1. Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 _________ 21
3.1.2. Diagnosis _________________________ 22
3.1.3. Treatment ________________________ 23
3.1.4. Vaccine development _______________ 24
3.1.5. Steps taken by India to deal with the
outbreak ______________________________ 26
3.1.6. Herd Immunity ____________________ 29
3.1.7. Pandemic Disease __________________ 29
3.2. COVID-19 Therapies and Antimicrobial
Resistance (AMR) _____________________ 31
3.3. One Health_______________________ 32
3.4. Rare Diseases_____________________ 33
3.5. India Tuberculosis Report 2020 ______ 35
3.6. Polio____________________________ 37
3.7. Traditional Medicine_______________ 38
3.7.1. Laws passed on Traditional Medicines__ 40
3.8. Telemedicine Guidelines____________ 41
3.9. Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
Industry in India ______________________ 42
3.10. E-cigarettes _____________________ 45
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ____ 47
4.1. Patent Pools _____________________ 49
5. SPACE ___________________________ 51
5.1. ISRO ____________________________ 51
5.1.1. Private Sector in Space Activities ______ 53
5.1.2. Chandrayaan 2 _____________________ 55
5.1.3. Mars Exploration ___________________ 56
5.1.4. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai _________________ 58
5.2. Voyager-2________________________ 59
5.3. Space Debris _____________________ 59
5.4. Annular Solar Eclipse_______________ 60
5.5. Hypersonic Technology Demonstration
Vehicle (HSTDV) ______________________ 62
6. IT, COMPUTERS & ROBOTICS ________ 64
6.1. Artificial Intelligence _______________ 64
6.2. Blockchain Technology _____________ 66
6.3. Cryptocurrencies __________________ 68
6.4. Big Data _________________________ 69
6.5. 5G Technology ____________________ 71
6.6. Quantum computing _______________ 73
6.7. Edge Computing___________________ 74
6.8. Dark Net_________________________ 75
6.9. Robotics _________________________ 77
6.10. Drone Regulation_________________ 78
6.11. Cyber-physical system (CPS) ________ 80
6.12. Space-Based Internet _____________ 82
6.13. Inflight Wifi _____________________ 82
7. ALTERNATE ENERGY _______________ 84
7.1. Fuel Cell _________________________ 84
7.2. Nuclear Programme In India _________ 84
7.2.1. International Thermonuclear Experimental
Reactor (ITER)___________________________ 86
8. MISCELLANEOUS __________________ 89
8.1. Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR)___ 89
8.2. Fifth State Of Matter _______________ 90
8.3. Nobel Prizes 2019 _________________ 90
8.3.1. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine __ 90
8.3.2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry _____________ 91
8.3.3. Nobel Prize in Physics _______________ 92
RKLE COPIER-9718666453
Vision Ias - Mains 365 - Science Technology - Current Affairs 2020 - (Sep 2019 to 2020) Printed Notes - English Medium
