COVAXIN Subject : Science & tech Context : In a meeting held on March 24, the Subject Expert Committee of the India drug regulator permitted Bharat Biotech to carry out a phase-2 trial of Covaxin wherein a booster dose is to be administered six months after the second dose to further improve vaccine […]
CLASS EFFECT Subject : Science & tech Context :J&J scientists refute ‘class effect’ to blame for clots in those who got its vaccine Concept : Class effect is usually taken to mean similar therapeutic effects and similar adverse effects, both in nature and extent. Criteria for drugs to be grouped together as a […]
STAR DUST Subject : Science & tech Context : In six expeditions led over the last two decades, researchers led by those from CNRS in Paris have made an estimate of the amount of extraterrestrial dust falling on the Earth every year. Concept : Stardust is formed by the material ejected from stars […]
ADITYA-L1 SUPPORT CENTRE (ASC) Subject : Science & tech Context : The Indian programme to study the Sun and the region between the Sun and the Earth from space – Aditya-L1 – is due to be launched next year. Concept : It will carry seven payloads which have been developed by various institutions […]
CERT-IN Subject : Science & tech Context : The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned WhatsApp users in India of multiple vulnerabilities it detected in the instant messaging platform, which could lead to breach of sensitive user data and personal information. Concept : Computer Emergency Response Team – India (CERT-IN) It […]
STARSHIP Subject : Science & tech Context :NASA picks SpaceX and Starship to send Artemis astronauts to the moon Concept : Starship is a spacecraft and super-heavy booster rocket. It acts as a reusable transportation system for crew and cargo to the Earth’s orbit, Moon and Mars. SpaceX has described Starship as “the […]
RT PCR TEST Subject : Science & tech Context : Maharashtra says fortnightly RT-PCR tests not mandatory for those delivering essential services. Concept : RT-PCR Test: Normally DNA holds information about ingredients that make up a living being. The information coded in the DNA is converted into functional proteins in a living being […]
MK 4482 Subject : Science & tech Context : Antiviral drug MK-4482 shows promise against Covid-19. Concept : An experimental antiviral drug, MK-4482, significantly decreased levels of virus and disease damage in the lungs of hamsters treated for SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a new study from scientists from the US National Institutes of […]
PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION Subject: Science & tech Context: The Union Health Ministry informed on April 15, 2021 that 100 new hospitals will get their own oxygen plants under the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund. Concept: The Health Ministry shared that the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants manufacture […]
URANIUM ENRICHMENT Subject: Science & tech Context: Iran ‘almost’ ready for 60% uranium enrichment: UN nuclear agency. Concept: Uranium enrichment is a process that is necessary to create an effective nuclear fuel out of mined uranium by increasing the percentage of uranium-235 which undergoes fission with thermal neutrons. Nuclear fuel is mined from […]