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Base Editing

In News  Scientists in the United Kingdom testing a new form of cancer therapy, reported success in a teenaged girl, Alyssia, with a form of cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Alyssia was the first to receive experimental gene therapy that relied on a new technique called ‘base editing.’ T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this […]

India’s solar capacity: Achievements and Challenges

In News  According to the Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Only one-fourth of sanctioned solar power projects have been commissioned so far. Potential of Solar Energy  The Sun has been worshipped as a life-giver to our planet since ancient times and the industrial ages gave us the understanding of sunlight as an energy source. […]

Fusion energy Breakthrough

In News Recently, Scientists in the United States have achieved a net gain in energy for the first time from a nuclear fusion reaction which is considered as the most dependable source of energy in future. The experiment was conducted at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.  More about the news Different Methods:  Scientists […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 SC judge recuses herself from hearing Bilkis Bano’s petition (Polity and Governance)   What is recusal of Judges? And What is the process for recusal?   GS 2 1 Chinese tried to change LAC status quo: Rajnath (International Relations) Know […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Cervical cancer vaccine to be rolled out next year for girls aged 9-14 yrs (Health) Know about Cervical cancer and recent developments linked to it. GS 2 10& 15 Connect the dots  The new LAC crisis :where ,why and what now  […]

Sino-India clash at Yangtse

In News Recently the Chinese troops unilaterally tried to alter the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. More about the news Location of Clash: Soldiers of the two sides clashed in an area called Yangtse, in the upper reaches of Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh.  The entire state itself, […]

Controversial Wildlife Bill

In News Rajya Sabha passed the Wildlife (Protection), Amendment Bill, 2022 Major Highlights of the bill  The Bill seeks to conserve and protect wildlife through better management of protected areas and rationalise schedules which list out species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.  It seeks to implement India’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade […]

Cervical cancer

In News India will launch HPV vaccine CERVAVAC   for preventing cervical cancer in 2023, About  Cervical cancer: It is cancer that starts in the cells of the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (womb). The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal). Cervical cancer usually develops slowly […]

T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL)

In News Recently, the experimental treatment called base editing gave ground-breaking results in clearing a T-ALL cancer.  About T-ALL Recently, a teenager was diagnosed with a particular type of blood cancer. She was diagnosed with a kind of blood cancer known as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL). T-ALL affects the stem cells in the bone […]

Stiff-Person Syndrome

In News French-Canadian singer Celine Dion has opened up about being diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), About Stiff person syndrome It is a rare autoimmune neurological condition that affects the central nervous system and can cause rigidity throughout the body and painful muscle spasms.  It was first coined in the 1920s (as “stiff man syndrome”) […]