BiPAP MACHINE Subject : Science & tech Context : A total of 50 BiPaP machines, clinically known as bi-level positive airway pressure used for Covid patients with compromised lung health, have arrived from Hyderabad to Raigarh. Concept : Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Machines A BPAP is a form of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) therapy […]

    GENOME Subject : Science & tech Context : Amid rising concerns about new SARS-CoV2 variants and a surge in Covid-19 cases, the government plans to add 17 laboratories to the INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia) network to test genome Concept : What is a Genome? Every organism’s genetic code is contained in its […]

    B.1.617.2 VARIANT Subject: Science & tech Context : COVID vaccines almost certainly less effective against transmission of B.1.617.2 variant, says UK expert Concept : While the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus as a ‘variant of concern‘, it appears that this lineage consists of at least 3 sub-lineages […]

    LIGHTNING IMPACT ON ANIMALS Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, 18 elephants died on a hilltop in Assam and the preliminary post-mortem report indicates they had been struck by lightning. Concept : How does lightning kill animals? When current flows through the ground following a lightning strike, the electric potential (voltage) […]

    BIOLOGICS Subject: Science & tech Context: A nano particle designed by researchers from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the U.S., offers a new, potentially revolutionary approach to treating diseases. Concept: The new concept, Protein–Antibody Conjugates or PACs, combines two different approaches to drug delivery. One is biologics, where the idea is to target […]

    SUBDOLUSEPS NILGIRIENSIS Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers have discovered an Asian gracile skink species from Western Ghats. Concept: Named Subdolusepsnilgiriensis, the reptile has a slender body of just about 7 cm and is sandy brown in colour. The new species is closely related to Subdolusepspruthi found in parts of the Eastern Ghats. […]

    CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY Subject: Science & tech Context: Plasma therapy not found effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines. Concept: The convalescent plasma therapy seeks to make use of the antibodies developed in the recovered patient against the coronavirus. The whole blood or plasma from such people is taken, and the […]

    MARS LANDING BY CHINA Subject: Science & tech Context: China landed a spacecraft on Mars carrying its first Mars rover in a big boost to its space ambitions. Concept: China had in July last year launched its first Mars mission, called Tianwen-1, meaning Questions to Heaven, carrying a lander and rover. Tianwen-1 had […]

    DOOMSDAY SCROLLING / SURFING Subject: Science & tech Context: As Covid-19 has struck back to ravage our surroundings, most of us find ourselves continuously scrolling through pandemic-related news and social media feed — almost compulsively. That is what is called “doomscrolling” or “doomsday scrolling”. Concept: It is the tendency to scroll through bad […]

    SPUTNIK V Subject: Science & tech Context: Recently, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has said that it had launched Sputnik V in India. The vaccine is currently the second most expensive Covid-19 jab in the country. Concept: About Sputnik V It is made by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow. […]