Tracking methane emissions for mitigation- Subject: Science and Technology Context- Methane-monitoring satellites show that landfills contributed to more than 25% of methane emissions in Mumbai and 6% in Delhi. Methane emission- Methane is a short-lived climate forcer (SLCF), a compound that warms or cools the Earth’s climate over shorter time scales – from […]
China launches final space station module ‘Mengtian’ Subject: Science and Technology Context: Recently China launched its final space station module ‘Mengtian’ through the Long March-5BY4 carrier rocket. What is “Mengtian” module: The name “Mengtian” means “dreaming of the heavens”. It is the third and final module Tiangong space station The module is expected […]
North India first data center in Greater Noida Subject: Science and Technology Context: Recently North India’s Firstdata centre ‘Yotta D1’ in Greater Noida was inaugurated by UP CM Adityanath. What is data center: It is a dedicated secure space within a building/centralized location where computing and networking equipment is concentrated for the purpose […]
TRIPS Subject: Science and Technology Context: WTO’s TRIPS council to meet on IP waiver extension for Covid diagnostics and therapeutics this week to reach a decision on the crucial issue by the deadline of December 17. Details: At the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference a temporary IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines extended under specific […]
How suspension bridges work, and what could have happened in Gujarat’s Morbi Subject: Science and Technology Context: How suspension bridges work, and what could have happened in Gujarat’s Morbi The bridge that collapsed in Gujarat’s Morbi on Sunday killing at least 134 people, was a suspension bridge — a type in which the […]
GM mustard field trials to begin from rabi season Subject: Science and Technology Context- The field trials of the GM mustard hybrid DMH-11, which has been granted approval for ‘environmental release’ by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recently, will begin from the ongoing rabi season. More on news- The trials, known as […]
Demand grows but DNA tests fall under a grey area Subject: Science & tech Context: The Supreme Court of India declared that a forced DNA test violates the right to privacy and personal liberty. Concept: The decision came in a property dispute, wherein the plaintiff claimed to be the son of late Trilok […]
Mastitis Subject: Science and Technology Context- In a major breakthrough in creating immunity in cattle against infectious diseases, including mastitis, researchers of the Transdisciplinary University of Health Sciences & Technology (TDU), Bengaluru, have successfully validated the immunomodulation ability of a natural phytochemical compound with curcumin as the active ingredient. The severity of mastitis […]
Effects of neural precursor cells abnormal migration Subject: Science and Technology Context- Neural cells derived from patients with bipolar disorder (BD) show a difference in the way they migrate as compared to controls, finds a study. This difference may contribute in a fundamental way to brain tissue repair and assembly. BD and brain […]
Param-Kamrupa Subject :Science and Technology Context: President Draupadi Murmu along with many government schemes and welfare projects launched India’s latest supercomputer Param-Kamrupa Concept: Param-Kamrupa was set up at IIT Guwahati under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) a joint initiative of the Ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science […]