Nobel Prize For Medicine/Physiology 2023 Subject: Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology CONTEXT: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, whose work enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 in record time. Karikó and Weissman’s Contribution: Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman made significant […]
We will remain deployed in eastern Ladakh until full disengagement: IAF chief Subject : Science and technology Section :Defence Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at procuring 97 additional indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A fighter jets at an estimated cost of ₹1.15 lakh crore, Air Chief Marshal V. R. Chaudhari said. […]
ICMR project to accelerate cancer screening at district level Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited Expressions of Interest on the implementation of research to accelerate cancer screening, early diagnosis, and treatment. ICMR project: ICMR plans to engage non-specialist physicians and other health care workers […]
2023 Nobel Prize in physics: Seeing electrons in brief flashes of light Subject: Science and Tech Section: Msc Source: TH Context: The 2023 Nobel Prize for Physics was shared by three scientists—Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier—for their “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses for the study of electron dynamics in matter.” […]
Second anti-malaria vaccine for children approved by WHO Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) on October 2, 2023, approved a second anti-malaria vaccine for children. The vaccine has been developed by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. About the Malaria vaccine: Vaccine name: R21/Matrix-M vaccine. […]
Nobel Prize 2023: Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman awarded for work that led to effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been jointly awarded to United States scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work concerning “nucleoside base modifications that enabled […]
South East Asia first high speed railway launch Subject: Science and Technology Section: Msc More about the news: Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway connecting Jakarta and Bandung, a project under China’s Belt and Road initiative. Despite delays and cost increases, the $7.3 billion railway, largely funded by China, […]
Karman line Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology More about Karman line: The most widely accepted boundary of space is known as the Kármán line. The Kármán line is 62 miles above ground and is recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), a Swiss organization that sets global rules for air sports. […]
Storing energy in blocks: How gravity may solve green power’s problem Subject: Science and technology Section: Msc Context: As countries step up renewable energy capacity addition, there is growing urgency to develop long-duration energy storage systems Some facts about Gravity Battery: A Gravity battery is a type of electricity storage device that stores […]