Covid-19 antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated infected moms Subject – Science and Tech Context – Covid-19 antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected moms Concept – Mothers who contract Covid infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, according to a study. […]
Kamo’oalewa Subject – Science and Tech Context – In 2006, the PanSTARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted a quasi-satellite — a near-Earth object that orbits the Sun and yet remains close to the Earth. Scientists named it Kamo’oalewa Concept – In 2006, the PanSTARRS telescope in Hawaii spotted a quasi-satellite — a near-Earth object […]
Messier 87 Subject: Science and Tech Context: The European Physical Journal C brings in an alternative explanation for the compact object that was imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope. The authors say it (M87*) is not necessarily a black hole but could even be a “naked singularity with a gravitomagnetic monopole. Content: Black […]
Controlling Mosquito-borne diseases Subject: Science and Tech Context: Mosquito-borne diseases have been a scourge for thousands of years, with huge armies defeated, and economies shattered. The reports announcing an effective malaria vaccine, following clinical trials in Burkina Faso conducted by the University of Oxford, the Serum Institute of India and others. Content: Malaria […]
Norovirus Subject – Science and Tech Context – 13 infected with Norovirus in Kerala Concept – Norovirus, which infects people across age groups, is a bug similar to the diarrhoea-inducing rotavirus. Disease outbreaks typically occur aboard cruise ships, in nursing homes, dormitories, and other closed spaces. Symptoms of Norovirus The initial symptoms of […]
NASA’s DART mission Subject – Science and Tech Context – On November 24, at around 11.50 am (IST), NASA will launch the agency’s first planetary defence test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Concept – The main aim of the mission is to test the newly developed technology that would allow […]
National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) Subject – Science and Tech Context – The COVID-19 vaccination drive is a reminder that the benefits of many vaccines have yet to reach the adult population Concept – It was established by an order of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2001. […]
Diamond-Water Paradox Subject – Science and Tech Context – diamonds are much more expensive than water Concept – Also known as the diamond-water paradox, the paradox of value describes the vast difference seen in the prices of certain essential goods and non-essential goods. Many goods and services that are essential to human life […]
AY.4.2 variant Subject – Science and Tech Context – AY.4.2 variant is rapidly spreading. Concept – Viruses constantly mutate. And the same is the case with SARS-CoV-2, the novel Coronavirus that causes Covid-19. The AY.4.2 is a sublineage of the Delta variant of the SARS-Co-V-2 virus or B.1.617.2. This sub-lineage contains two mutations […]
The power of 5G Subject – Science and Tech Context – Speed apart, 5G will give a fillip to AI and IoT Concept – 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G represent the five generations of mobile networks where G stands for ‘Generation’ and the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 represent the […]