VOLTAGE DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS Subject: Science & tech Concept: VDAC, located in the mitochondrial outer membrane, functions as gatekeeper for the entry and exit of mitochondrial metabolites, thereby controlling cross-talk between mitochondria and the rest of the cell. VDAC is also a key player in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Meant to promote cell growth in general, the […]
Klein tunnelling Subject: Science and technology Context: Researchers have shown in the lab evidence for the nearly century old proposition that relativistic particles can penetrate a barrier with 100% transmission. Concept: Relativistic particle is particles which moves with the speed of speed comparable to the light or kinetic energies are comparable with the […]
Tide–Rainfall flood quotient Subject: Science and Technology Context: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay team devised a new metric to understand if a coastal city is more prone to floods caused by tidal events or extreme rainfall. Concept: It formulates metrics based on the rainfall data, tidal data, and topography of the region. […]
Expert panel clears first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat Biotech and Biosafety level Subject: Science and Technology Context: A day after restricted emergency approval for Covishield, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured under license in India by the Serum Institute of India, similar approval has been granted to Covaxin, first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by Bharat […]
TiHAN-IIT HYDERABAD Subject: Science & tech Context: Union Minister of Education laid foundation stone of ‘TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad’, India’s first Test bed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial). Concept: The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has sanctioned Rs. 135 crores to IIT Hyderabad under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary […]
EMERGENCY USE LISTING Subject: Science & tech Context: The World Health Organization listed Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. Concept: The vaccine has gotten regulatory backing from the United Kingdom, the European Medicines Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health […]
MACROPHAGES Subject : Science & technology Context : Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases. Concept : The structure of the lungs exposes them to viruses and bacteria from both the […]
UPI BASED INNOVATIONS Subject : Science & tech Concept : OPEN CREDIT ENABLEMENT NETWORK (OCEN) OCEN is a credit protocol infrastructure, which will mediate the interactions between loan service providers, usually fintech and mainstream lenders, including all large banks and NBFCs. It is developed by a think tank, Indian Software Products Industry Round […]