HAIYANG 2D Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, China has launched a Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2D (HY-2D) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Concept : China has independently developed and launched seven Haiyang satellites. It is named after the Chinese word for “ocean” and given […]
FASTag & RFID Subject : Science & tech Context :E-way bill integrated with FasTag, RFID; GST authorities to get real-time data of commercial vehicles. Concept : The FASTag is a reloadable tag that allows automatic deduction of toll without having to stop for carrying out the cash transaction. The tag uses radio frequency […]
WAVES IN PANDEMIC Subject: Science & tech Context : Having failed to adequately prepare for the second wave of coronavirus infections, officials and health authorities are now routinely warning people of the possibility of a third wave. Concept: Waves in Pandemic There is no textbook definition of what constitutes a wave in an […]
AMPHOTERICIN- B Subject : Science & tech Context : An anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of a rare infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, is in short supply across states in India. Concept : It is fungistatic or fungicidal depending on the concentration obtained in body fluids and the susceptibility of the […]
GLYCOLYSIS Subject : Science & tech Context : Top doctors in key Covid wards are guarded in their reception to the 2-DG (2-deoxy-D-Glucose) drug the Centre launched Monday granting emergency use approval and saying it will reduce recovery time and oxygen dependency for Covid-19 patients. Concept : Their consensus is that the principle […]
PROTEIN – ANTIBODY CONJUGATES Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the researchers from University of Massachusetts have tested the mechanism ‘Protein–Antibody Conjugates’ in cell lines in the lab. Concept : Protein–Antibody Conjugates The new concept, Protein– Antibody Conjugates or PACs, combines two different approaches to drug delivery: One is biologics, where […]
NEW STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR Pfizer-BioNTech VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended a change to the approved storage conditions of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which changes the way these vaccines are handled in vaccination centres across the European Union (EU). Concept : With the new recommendations, […]
NEW NAMING SYSTEM FOR VIRUS VARIANTS Subject : Science & tech Context : The World Health Organization (WHO) would unveil a system of naming of coronavirus variants drawn from the way tropical storms are named, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan says. Concept : The initiative, similar to how hurricanes are labelled, seeks to […]
R VALUE Subject: Science & tech Context: At 0.98, India’s R value drops below 1 for the first time during second Covid wave. Concept: R0 or reproduction number tells you the average number of people who will contract a contagious disease from one person with that disease R-naught is a frequently used mathematical […]
SPANISH FLU Subject : Science & tech Context : In the beginning of COVID-19 last year, thousands of people around the world shared an image on social media depicting the three waves of the 1918 influenza pandemic, commonly known as the Spanish flu. Concept : Spanish flu was caused by an H1N1 influenza […]