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What is lab-grown meat and what did the U.S. recently approve? Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The two companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods have received the U.S. government’s approval to make and sell their cell-cultivated chicken. Details: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was involved in the regulatory process […]
How prokaryotes led to eukaryotes Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Classification of organisms: Organisms on planet Earth are broadly divided into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes are unicellular, do not have any organelles such as mitochondria, and their DNA is not packaged into a nucleus. Eukaryotes have mitochondria, their DNA is packaged into […]
Mosquito surveillance must include non-residential urban environments Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: A longitudinal study in Bengaluru city has found how urbanisation affects mosquito ecology and how mosquito species diversity and abundance change across macro and microhabitats. Study findings: The study found that the quality of breeding sites determines the abundance […]
The role of the Y chromosome in cancer outcomes studied Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: Two studies have shed light on the role of the Y chromosome in cancer outcomes, in which males are often more adversely affected than females. The results of the studies were published in Nature. Study findings: […]
NCDRC fines Delhi based hospital ₹1.5 crore for negligence during IVF Subject :Polity Section :Legislation in news Context: A West Delhi based hospital that botched up an in vitro fertilisation procedure (IVF) for a Hyderabad based couple, by using donor semen that did not belong to the husband, has been instructed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) […]
Titan tragedy offers lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : The Titan, which has previously ferried tourists to view the wreck of the Titanic buried 3,800 metres in the North Atlantic, lost contact with its mothership, Polar Prince, on June 17. Submersible and Submarines Unlike […]
Keeladi Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: Keeladi is a tiny hamlet in the Sivaganga district in south Tamil Nadu. It is about 12 km south-east to the temple city of Madurai and is located along the Vaigai river. The excavations here from 2015 prove that an urban civilization existed in Tamil […]
U.K. accuses Russia of ‘training combat dolphins’ in Crimea Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The Russian Navy has bolstered security at its Black Sea Fleet base in annexed Crimea with the use of trained dolphins, Britain’s defense ministry said Friday. Citing satellite imagery, the British military said the number of […]
Liaquat-Nehru pact Subject : History Section: Modern India Concept : Death anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee was marked recently. He resigned from the cabinet of JL Nehru in April 1950 over the controversial Nehru-Liaquat Pact. About the Nehru-Liaquat pact The Nehru-Liaquat Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact, was a bilateral agreement signed […]
Joint task force on Open RAN Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT and computers Concept : Public-private Joint Task Forces launched on the development and deployment of Open RAN systems and advanced telecoms research and development as a part of Joint Statement issued by India and the United States. About […]