Subject: Science and tech Context: Two recent studies have confirmed that people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be reinfected with the virus. Concept: Any infection initially activates a non-specific innate immune response, in which white blood cells trigger inflammation. This may be enough to clear the virus. But in more […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) as it is neither well understood nor is comprehensive enough in the legislation of many countries. In view of the huge digital divide among countries, there is a need for policy space for […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Information about O- SMART was given by the Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha Concept: The objectives of O-SMART (Ocean Services, Modelling, Applications, Resources and Technology) scheme of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that Government has a proposal to set up Neutrino Observatory in the country. Concept: Proton, neutron, and electron are tiny particles that make up atoms. The neutrino is also a tiny elementary particle, […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Tata CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) test, powered by CSIR-IGIB(Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) FELUDA, received regulatory approvals from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for commercial launch. The Tata CRISPR test is the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a specially adapted Cas9 protein to […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have developed a new rapid test for the detection of the novel coronavirus that can be performed in less than an hour, and with minimal equipment, and can detect nearly as many cases as the standard COVID-19 diagnostic. Concept: While other tests based on CRISPR technology provide a method […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Not all plasma from those who’ve recovered from COVID-19 in India may contain enough protective antibodies, says a multi-institutional study led by researchers in the country and the United States. Concept: Convalescent plasma therapy involves transfusing certain components of blood of people who have had the Covid-19 virus and recovered […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: During the last three years, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of twelve (12) nuclear power reactors to enhance nuclear power capacity in the country. Concept: Presently, two public sector companies of the Department of Atomic Energy, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: An announcement by an international team of astronomers about the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus triggered global excitement. Concept: Phosphine is a colourless but smelly gas, known to be made only by some species of bacteria that survive in the absence of oxygen. Scientists have discovered this […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: India will be self-reliant in fertiliser production by 2023 as new units are being set up with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore to reduce dependency on imports. Addressing a webinar organised by cooperative IFFCO for farmers of Karnataka, the minister said the government is promoting nano fertilisers . Concept: Nano […]