Intellectual Property Subject: Science and Technology In news: The spat among the Pune-based Kirloskar brothers has intensified with Kirloskar Brothers (KBL), led by Sanjay Kirloskar, accusing Kirloskar Industries (KIL), led by his brother Atul Kirloskar, of using the intellectual property (IP), trademark, copyright and material part of KBL’s logo. About Intellectual Property Rights […]
Nauka Subject: Science and Technology Context: Russia’s space agency Roscosmos will be attaching a significantly larger module called Nauka, which will serve as the country’s main research facility on the space station. Concept: Pirs Pirs, a Russian module on the International Space Station (ISS) used as a docking port for spacecraft and as a […]
Antiviral drug Subject: Science and Technology Context: The researchers have analysed viral proteins across 27 coronavirus species and thousands of samples from Covid-19 patients, identifying highly conserved sequences that could make the best drug targets. Concept: Drugs often bind inside “pockets” on proteins that hold the drug snugly, causing it to interfere with the protein’s function. Scientists […]
Perinatal transmission Subject: Science and Tech Context: A study published in the journal Indian Paediatrics has claimed that Covid-19 can be transmitted from an infected mother to a baby during the perinatal period. Concept: Perinatal transmission is defined new-born testing positive in the RT-PCR test for Covid-19 in the first 72 hours after birth and […]
Study proposed repurposed drugs to treat covid 19 Subject: Science and Technology Context: The repurposed drug, an antihelminth originally used to treat tapeworm infection, was found to show promise in an exploratory study undertaken by Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR) and Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (InSTEM) along […]
IIScincubated Mynvax to get funding to bring ‘warm’ Covid vaccine to market Subject : Science & tech Context : Mynvax, a vaccine technology startup, incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development (SID) at the Indian Institute of Science, has signed an agreement to raise 4.2 million dollars. Concept : A heat-tolerant COVID-19 […]
Islanding scheme Subject: Science and Technology Context: In order to avoid outages in the electricity grid like the Mumbai 2020 blackout, islanding scheme is proposed to be implemented at seven new locations across India Concept: The Ministry of power has identified locations for islanding scheme Eastern region: Patna and Ranchi Northern region: Agra (Uttar […]
Azithromycin Subject: Science and Technology Context: A year into the pandemic, however, its use as a treatment option against Covid-19 has gone down, given the lack of evidence that it works, a new study has shown that it does not have a role in the treatment of Covid-19 that it only has a placebo […]
Antibody response Subject: Science and Technology Context: Older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus, a new laboratory study from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) suggests. Concept: The study has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association emphasized that They measured diminished antibody response in older people, […]