The science behind the cancer cure Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: In a medical trial, 12 patients in the United States were completely cured of rectal cancer without requiring any surgery or chemotherapy. The trial used a monoclonal antibody called dostarlimab every three weeks for six months for the treatment […]
Copyright Infringement Subject: Science and Tech Section :IPR The Supreme Court of India recently held that copyright infringement is a cognisable offence under the CrPC. This means that the police can begin investigations into allegations of copyright infringement on receiving a complaint, rather than after a judicial magistrate had taken cognisance of the […]
Norovirus Subject: Science and Tech Section: Art and Culture Context: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students What is norovirus? Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can […]
Barcodes vs Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computers Baggage tags equipped with radio-frequency identification will soon be available at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is […]
US sending artillery rockets to Ukraine Subject: Science and Tech Section: Defence As the fighting in eastern Ukraine turns into an artillery duel, the Pentagon announced that it would send its most advanced artillery rocket launcher and munitions to the Ukrainian military in the hope of giving it an edge over Russia. Artillery […]
Why Neptune and Uranus appear in different shades of blue Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space Neptune and Uranus have much in common — they have similar masses, sizes, and atmospheric compositions — yet their appearances are in different shades of blue. At visible wavelengths, Neptune is a rich, deep azure hue, while […]
The Turing test Subject: Science and Tech Section: Computers A test to determine whether machines can impersonate human beings The Turing test, named after British mathematician Alan Turing, was a concept proposed to test if a machine could deceive a person into thinking it was human. The hypothesis Turing proposed that an objective […]
CSK Fan Craze tie up for digital collectibles Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computer and IT Context: Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday announced that it had signed an exclusive partnership with FanCraze, a cricket metaverse company, to issue digital collectibles and build Web 3.0 experiences. Concept – A non-fungible token […]
National Facility for Gene Function in Health & Disease Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: Recently, the National Facility for Gene Function in Health and Disease was inaugurated National Facility for Gene Function in Health & Disease Recently, the National Facility for Gene Function in Health and Disease was inaugurated in Pune […]
Cases of Buffalopox, India’s latest emerging viral threat, underline the need to understand evolutionary biology Subject: Science & Technology Section: Disease Context: ‘Outbreaks of buffalopox that belongs to the same family of viruses as monkeypox in west India’ Content: Buffalopox is caused by Buffalopox virus (BPXV), it is a Poxviridae. The natural host is […]