What is the Marburg virus, the Ebola-like outbreak now confirmed in Ghana? Subject: Science and tech Section: Context: The first two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious Ebola-like disease, have been confirmed officially by Ghana What is the Marburg virus disease? It is earlier known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever and it […]
5 things learned from the Webb Telescope’s first images Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Context: NASA released five images from the early work of the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures highlighted the great potential of the telescope to plumb the secrets of deep space What Webb Telescope’s find? Astronomers hailed the […]
The intellectual troika that helped understand heredity Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Mendel propounded that information on “traits” gets passed on from one generation to another as particulate ‘elements’ and traits in the present generation can be traced back to past generations. Galton and his supporters — notably Karl Pearson and W.F.R. […]
Eleven districts of Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar diseasein the last couple of weeks Subject : Science and Technology Section : Disease Concept :Kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease, spread by sandfly bites. Sandflies are brown in colour and have hairs on their bodies. The […]
DSR technique Subject: Science & Tech. Why weedicides are essential for DSR technique to prosper? Context: Punjab CM recently claimed that nearly 20 lakh acres of land will be used to grow rice using the DSR technique, the highest ever of any paddy sowing season in state history What is Direct Seeding of […]
Unfolding mysteries of the night sky Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space Context: With the release of its first five stunning images, the James Webb Space Telescope has demonstrated an acute observational capacity and revealed aspects of the cosmos hitherto hidden from other telescopes. The deep field image of the SMACS 0723 cluster […]
Union Minister inaugurates IS4OM to safeguard Indian space assets Subject : Science and Technology Section:Space Context: What is ISRO System for Safe & Sustainable Operations Management (IS4OM)? It is ISRO’s holistic approach to ensure the safety of our space assets and thus, sustains the utilization of outer space for national development The new […]
WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world Subject: Science and Technology Section: Context: The field of genomics uses biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology methods to understand and use biological information in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). This information benefits medicine and public health — especially during the COVID-19 […]