Covovax Subject – Science and Tech Context – WHO emergency nod for Serum Institute’s Covovax Concept – The World Health Organisation said it had granted emergency approval to the India-manufactured coronavirus vaccine Covovax. The jab, produced by the Serum Institute of India under licence from the U.S – based Novavax, will now be distributed as part of global […]
Pacific Light Cable Network Subject – Science and Tech Context – U.S. recommends approving Google, Meta undersea data cable to Asia Concept – The Biden administration recommended Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta get permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing internet traffic with Asia. The administration urged the Federal […]
Private Cryptocurrencies Subject – Science and Tech Context – The ‘Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021’ seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India Concept – When we say private cryptocurrency, we can either say it is one of the two methods. One is to say that anything that is […]
Hybrid Immunity Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Hybrid immunity protects against new variants’ Concept – Hybrid immunity, which is developed as a result of vaccination and natural infection, may work well in providing protection against new variants of SARS-CoV-2. When a human body is exposed to a natural infection or is […]
Parvo virus Subject – Science and Tech Context – Nearly 2,000 pet and stray dogs in Amravati city were affected by canine parvovirus virus last month with veterinarians cautioning pet owners against a severe outbreak. Concept – It is a highly contagious viral disease that can also be life-threatening in puppies and dogs. […]
Nuclear Reactors in Jaitapur Subject – Science and Tech Context – Govt: ‘In-principle’ nod for 6 nuclear reactors in Jaitapur Concept – The six nuclear power reactors, which will have a capacity of 1,650 MW each, will be set up with technical cooperation from France. It will be the country’s largest nuclear power […]
Semiconductors Subject – Science and Tech Context – Cabinet approves ₹76,000 crore push for semiconductor makers Concept – Semiconductor, any of a class of crystalline solids intermediate in electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator. Common elemental semiconductors are silicon and germanium. Common semiconductor compounds are such as gallium arsenide or indium antimonide. Applications ICs(integrated circuits) and electronic discrete […]
S-gene Target Failure (SGTF) Test Subject – Science and Tech Context – Union health ministry said the Omicron variant will be identified only through genome sequencing and through S-gene target failure, Concept – The World Health Organization has said the S gene is not present in the Omicron variant. This is the result […]