Delta Plus is a Variant of Concern Subject : Science & tech Context : Addressing at the 29th Group of Ministers meeting, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that Delta plus is a variant of concern and special surveillance is being done in the 12 States wherein these […]
Chinese vaccine CoronaVac found safe, effective in kids, adolescents Subject : Science & tech Context : Trials of the Chinese vaccine CoronaVac, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal, have found it is safe and provokes a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17. Concept : The randomised controlled trial covered […]
Discovery of China’s Dragon Man Subject : Science & tech Context: Recently, the researchers from China have claimed to have found an ancient human skull that could belong to an altogether new species of humans. Concept : The researchers working in Israel have also identified a previously unknown kind of ancient human called […]
India’s First VSC Based HVDC System Subject : Science & tech Context: POWERGRID has fully commissioned India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System. Concept: It has commissioned Monopole-I of the 2000 Mega-Watt (MW), Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct […]
Clues from meteorite to Earth’s mantle Subject : Science & tech Context : A new study has now shown that by studying this meteorite and its minerals we may find new clues about the Earth’s lower mantle Concept : On November 13, 2015, a meteorite fell near the town of Kamargaon in Assam, […]
Multi-drug resistance Subject : Science & tech Context : It is not clear why some bacteria evolve multi-drug resistance while others do not. New research from the Population Biology Lab at IISER Pune could hold a key to this and a similar class of puzzles. Concept : When bacteria become fit in one […]
Javedakar releases LiDAR Survey of forest areas for 10 states Subject : Science & tech Context : Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar in a virtual event today released the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of LiDAR based survey of forest areas in ten states namely Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Goa, […]
Covid Vaccine Makers and indemnity Subject : Science & tech Context : In talks over supply of their vaccines in India, Pfizer and Moderna are seeking indemnity against costs of compensation for adverse events. Concept : Globally, the two companies have supplied their Covid-19 vaccines only after indemnities were given against the costs […]
Grey matter loss seen after COVID Subject : Science & tech Context : The loss of smell and taste, which is among the most common symptoms associated with coronavirus infection, is writ large in the brain, says a study that scanned brain images from a group of volunteers to compare changes before and […]