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Facts in News Ultraviolet-C Technology Recently, it has been decided that Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) air duct disinfection systems would be installed in Parliament for mitigation of Covid-19. It was developed by the Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO). It is designed to fit into any existing air-ducts and the virucidal dosages using […]

Facts in News Few Electron Bubbles Recently, scientists of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have experimentally shown the existence of two species of Few Electron Bubbles (FEBs) in superfluid helium for the first time.  FEBs are nanometre-sized cavities in liquid helium containing just a handful of free electrons. An electron injected into a superfluid […]

Facts in News Inflation After touching a six-month high in May, India’s retail inflation remained unchanged in June at about 6.3 per cent. Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most goods and services of daily or common use, such as food, clothing, housing, etc. It measures the average price change in a […]

Facts in News Immunity Debt Recently, news reports have indicated higher rates of respiratory infections like influenza and the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and it has been called the immunity debt. It has been brought on by Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), like social distancing, use of masks and hand hygiene, put in place to reduce the […]

Facts in News Himalayan Yaks For the first time, National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh has partnered with National Insurance Company Ltd. to insure high-altitude yak. Background:  Yak is susceptible to inclement weather conditions due to climate change, diseases, attacks by wild animals, etc. In 2019 alone, 500 yaks had […]

Facts in News Enceladus A recently published paper has concluded that there may be unknown methane-producing processes on Enceladus (6th largest moon of Saturn). NASA’s Cassini spacecraft detected an unusually high concentration of methane, along with carbon dioxide and dihydrogen, in Saturn’s moons by flying through their plumes. New statistical methods are being used to […]

Facts in News Bunder Diamond Mining Project Recently, it has been highlighted that the proposed Bunder diamond mining project in the Buxwaha protected forest region in Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) may have a greater ecological impact on the region. The project was awarded to Essel Mining & Industries Limited, which stated that to meet water requirements […]

Facts in News Open Network for Digital Commerce Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued orders appointing an advisory committee for its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project. About Several operational aspects including onboarding of sellers, vendor discovery, price discovery and product cataloguing could be made open source […]

Facts in News Albino Palm Civet Sighted Recently, an albino common palm civet has made a comeback in Odisha after 129 years in Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR). Scientific Name: Paradoxurus hermaphrodites Features It is a small carnivore mammal belonging to the family Viverridae. Their long, stocky body is covered with coarse, shaggy hair that is […]