Two labs in India take on the bulk of testing for cough syrup samples for export Subject :Science and Tech Section: health Context: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued a notification early this year for amendment in the export policy for cough […]
How do some Cancer Cells survive Chemotherapy? Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have conducted a recent study to investigate drug resistance in cancer cells, focusing on resistance to a drug known as Taxol. It studied Chemotherapy and cancer relapse, particularly when a small number […]
French AI firm Mistral’s Large language model Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: A week ago, Mistral released a 7.3 billion parameter language model positioned to compete against Meta’s L Lama 2, a 13 billion parameters large language model(LLM). The French firm has claimed first place for the most […]
New ‘quantum engine’ does work by flipping the identity of atoms Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: Physicists in Germany have come up with a way to convert the energy difference between two quantum states of a group of atoms into work. The device adapts the principles of the […]
Railways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K Subject :Science and Tech Section: Msc Context: The Indian Railways is facing unique challenges in maintaining water and fuel in liquid form in subzero temperatures during the harsh winters in regions like Jammu and Kashmir. Engineers at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) […]
Study estimates count of UAVs required for the three Services Subject : Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, has ordered two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services in India. These platforms are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and armoured helicopters. These studies […]
Israel’s missile defence shield Subject: Science and Tech Section: Defence Context: Iron Dome, the highly effective Missile defence system, shot down many rockets fired by Hamas on October 7,but some of them landed in populated areas. While Iron Dome has previously boasted high interception rates, there is uncertainty about its performance in the […]
Homoerectus and Neanderthals Subject: Science and tech Section: Biology About Homoerectus: Homo erectus is an extinct species of archaic human from the Pleistocene, with its earliest occurrence about 2 million years ago. Several human species, such as heidelbergensis and H. antecessor — with the former generally considered to have been the ancestor to […]