INSPIRE Subject: Science and Technology Section: Government Policy Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Scheme: To attract talent to the excitement and study of science at an early age To help the country build the required critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the S&T system and R&D base with a […]
NASA hands over Nisar satellite to ISRO Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has received the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite. NISAR Satellite NISAR has been built by space agencies of the US and India under a partnership agreement signed in 2014. The 2,800 kilograms satellite […]
Adenovirus Infection Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that 19 children have succumbed to acute respiratory infection (ARI) in West Bengal so far and six of them had contracted the adenovirus. Adenoviruses Adenoviruses are common viruses that cause a range of illnesses. They […]
Living near the birds can lead to diseases in humans Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Concept: Recently, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra put up several posters warning people against feeding pigeons in order to spread public awareness about hypersensitive pneumonia, a lung disease which is contracted by living near pigeons. […]
Megha-Tropiques-1 Satellite Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be undertaking a challenging experiment of a controlled re-entry of the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1) satellite on March 7, 2023. About Megha-Tropiques-1: Megha-Tropiques is an Indo-French Joint Satellite Mission for studying the water cycle and […]
Government approves launch of IFFCO’s nano DAP fertilizer Subject : Science and Technology Section: Nano technology Concept : The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), which introduced nano liquid urea in 2021 announced that the government has approved the launch of its nano DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) fertilizer in the market. The Indian Prime […]
Bio computers Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in Computers Concept : Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have come up with a plan for a new area of research named “organoid intelligence”, which aims to create “bio-computers”. Bio-computers Researchers are developing 3D cultures of brain tissue in the lab which are […]
Influenza A H3N2 Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), rising cases of intense cough lasting for over a week coupled with fever, observed in most parts of the country, can be linked to influenza A H3N2, a subtype of a virus that […]
Scrub typhus: combination therapy can save more lives. Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Recently, a team of researchers from Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and PGIMER Chandigarh found that an antibiotic combo is best for severe scrub typhus. About Scrub typhus: Scrub typhus is a life-threatening infection […]
Satellite swarms are increasingly spoiling Hubble Telescope Images Subject: Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : Research published this week in Nature Astronomy suggests, showing that the Hubble Space Telescope is being impacted by these burgeoning satellite swarms. The steadily growing satellite population has been posing challenges for ground-based astronomy, but new […]