CCMB develops Indian mRNA vaccine platform Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: mRNA vaccine and robust immune response Concept: A vaccine’s goal is to train the body’s immune system to defend against disease. Many vaccines use a weakened or dead version of the actual virus to stimulate an immune response. In contrast, […]
The India hypertension control initiative Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: On the hypertension spectrum Concept: High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition in which the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease. Hypertension is […]
Bharat Bio consortium gets $19 m to develop ‘variant-proof’ vaccine Subject :Science and Technology Section: Biotech Context: An adjuvant subunit vaccine, designed to provide broad protection against all known SARS-CoV-2 variants Concept: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was launched at Davos in 2017 as the result of a consensus that a […]
The search algorithm in action Subject: Science and Technology Section: Computers Context: Search algorithms becoming a privacy threat by dominant search engines. Concept: A search algorithm is a unique formula that a search engine uses to retrieve specific information stored within a data structure and determine the significance of a web page and […]
The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt Subject: Science and Technology Section: Basic Science Context: The Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) Collaboration now reports a precise measurement of the W boson mass Concept: In physics, the W and Z bosons are the elementary particles that mediate the weak force. Their discovery […]
What is Shigella, the bacteria that killed a girl after she ate shawarma in Kerala? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Disease Context: ‘Food poisoning is fairly common and can occur in a range of situations which may be fatal if not treated on time’ Concept: What is Shigella? Shigella infection, also called shigellosis, […]
‘Diktat calling for storage of user data may face backlash’ Subject: Science and Technology Section: IT Context – ‘The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) new policy guidelines to virtual private network (VPN) service providers’. Concept: VPN is used to hide location as well as encrypt information being transferred between the senders […]
New insights Evolution of galaxies Subject: Science and technology Section: Space Context: A study has shown that supermassive black holes may be playing an essential role in the evolution of their host galaxies. What is a galaxy ? A galaxy is a sprawling space system which is composed of stars, dust, interstellar gas, […]
Maharashtra’s gene bank project Subject: Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology Context: Maharashtra’s gene bank project is about using science to secure future. Gene bank project: The country’s first-of-its kind gene bank project in Maharashtra was approved by the state cabinet. The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board.The MSBB will […]
XE Covid Variant Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: India has a confirmed case of the XE variant of Covid, according to the Indian SARSCoV2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG) bulletin. The Union Health Ministry is yet to confirm the same or issue a statement on the findings. Concept: In the weekly bulletin […]