Polyhouse Subject: Science and Technology Context: Mr. Harish Hirani, director of Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur, recently inaugurated a “naturally ventilated polyhouse facility” and laid the foundation stone of “retractable roof polyhouse” its Ludhiana centre. Concept: What is a polyhouse? Polyhouse or a greenhouse […]
Nano Urea Subject: Science and Technology Context: Harish Hirani, director of Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur, recently inaugurated a “naturally ventilated polyhouse facility” and laid the foundation stone of “retractable roof polyhouse” its Ludhiana centre. Concept: Nano Urea (Liquid) is a source of nitrogen which […]
Biologics & Biosimilar drugs Subject: Science and Technology Context: Aurobindo Pharma is working on commercialising a multitope peptide-based Covid vaccine, in collaboration with US-based company Vaxxinty Concept: Biologics When you think of drugs you often think of chemical compounds like aspirin, a pill that you can pick up from your local pharmacy or […]
mRNA Vaccines Subject: Science and Technology Context: Companies like Moderna and Pfizer are working on mRNA vaccines that allow people to build immunity to viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. These vaccines contain specifically designed mRNA that instructs cells how to make viral proteins. Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Karikó attempted to harness […]
CST-100 Starliner Subject: Science and Technology Context: The launch of Boeing’s unsrewed Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), which was supposed to lift off from the Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, has been postponed once again. Concept: The spacecraft that launches Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner Orbital Flight […]
Hydrogen as fuel Subject: Science and Technology Context: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today said that India is looking towards various colors to kick-start the hydrogen ecosystem development. Concept: Hydrogen is a clean fuel that, when consumed in a fuel cell, produces only water. Hydrogen can be produced […]
The R-number Subject: Science and Technology Context: The rising ‘R’ factor in eight States, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Mizoram, besides Kerala, continues to be a cause for worry for the health administration Concept: The R-number, a mathematically calculated estimate which measures the number of people who are being infected by […]
Tracking new SARS-COV2 variants Subject: Science and Technology Context: Delhi-based CSIR-IGIB & scientists from various laboratories have been involved in the genome sequencing of SARS-COV2 variants in India. So far, over 50,000 sequences have been done from India, providing vital information about the mutations, and how they were spreading in the population. What […]