DOUBLE MUTANT VARIANT CORONAVIRUS Subject: Science & tech Context : A unique “double mutant” coronavirus variant — with a combination of mutations not seen anywhere else in the world — has been found in India, the Union Health Ministry said. Concept : Genome sequencing of a section of virus samples by a consortium […]
INDO ISRAEL VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : India’s Premas Biotech, Israel’s Oramed jointly develop oral vaccine for COVID-19. Concept : An Indian-Israeli collaboration has reportedly developed an oral vaccine, one that can be swallowed like a pill instead of being injected as is the norm, for COVID-19. A preliminary test […]
BLACK HOLE Subject : Science & tech Context : Until now, the number of black hole mergers detected by LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA detectors is minuscule compared with the number of mergers actually taking place in the sky. Concept : A black hole is formed when stars collapse and can be defined as […]
INSIGHTS MISSION Subject : Science & tech Context : NASA’s Insight spacecraft which is located on Mars has made an estimate of the size of the Martian core. It finds that Mars’s core is about half the size of Earth’s core and measures between 1,810 and 1,860 kilometres. Concept : NASA’s Interior Exploration […]
HELIUM Subject : Science & tech Context : Every year, India imports helium worth ₹55,000 crore from the U.S. Concept : Helium is a colourless, odourless, insipid and non-toxic gas. It’s less soluble in water than any other gas. It’s the less reactive element and doesn’t essentially form chemical compounds. The density and […]
VOYAGER STATION Subject : Science & tech Context : One big discovery this year was the announcement to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. Concept : Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the company behind the ambitious project, recently unveiled new details about the resort, and the images and videos […]
VACCINE WASTAGE Subject : Science & tech Context : A concern flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vaccine wastage is an expected part of any large inoculation drive. Concept : Vaccine wastage is directly linked to vaccine usage, which is the proportion of vaccines administered against vaccines issued to a vaccination site. The […]
TRISHNA MISSION Subject : Science & tech Context : India, France working on third joint space mission: ISRO Chairman. Concept : Officials said ISRO and CNES have completed the feasibility study to realise the earth observation satellite mission with thermal infrared imager, TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High resolution Natural resource Assessment) […]
ALUMINIUM AIR BATTERY Subject : Science & tech Context : State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has entered into a joint venture with Israel-based battery technology startup Phinergy to develop aluminium-air technology based battery systems for electric vehicles and stationary storage, as well as hydrogen storage solutions. Concept : Top automakers, including Maruti Suzuki […]
DIATOM TEST Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has relied on a forensic test known as diatom tests for leads in the alleged murder case of Mansukh Hiran. Concept : A number of tests have been developed to confirm the cause of such deaths (death by […]