Subject: Science and tech Context: A Mumbai woman in her late 20s has become the first to suffer a miscarriage due to Covid-19 in India. Concept: There are not many known Covid-19-related complications in pregnancy, and there is limited research on how the novel coronavirus affects the unborn child. The placenta acts as a barrier that protects the foetus in […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: A day before the US will vote in its presidential elections, an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth could come very close to the planet, according to the Center for Near Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Concept: Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are currently defined based […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Tata Group is planning to launch an all-in-one super app Concept: A super app is a platform developed by a company offering various services under one umbrella. For example, China’s WeChat, which started out as a messaging app, expanded into payments, cabs, shopping, food ordering, cab services to become a super app. […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Phase 2 human clinical trials of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate for Covid-19, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, will begin in the coming week. Concept: The general stages of the development cycle of a vaccine are: Exploratory stage Pre-clinical stage Clinical development Regulatory review and approval Manufacturing Quality control Clinical […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has prepared a draft standard for the supply system of piped drinking water and has invited comments from water utilities About draft: The draft is labelled ‘Drinking water supply quality management system — requirements for piped drinking water supply service’ and has been prepared […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology have developed an oral nanomedicine for combating visceral leishmaniasis. Concept: Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by any species of Leishmania parasite. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected female sandfly. […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers interested in translational research on Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) have a major opportunity to accelerate and mature their technology and research activities as solutions to the growing problem of global climate change. Concept: Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), also referred to as carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, is […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new method of testing for Covid-19 by processing saliva samples Concept: The inexpensive test called Saliva Direct has high sensitivity and can detect the virus even when the number of virus copies in the saliva sample is as low as 6-12 copies per […]