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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

In News The US Food and Drug and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shortage of Adderall, medication used to treat Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). About ADHD  It is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood.  It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood.  Children with ADHD may have trouble […]

Supermassive Black Hole

In News  Recently, Indian researchers spotted a rare supermassive black hole. About  The monster black hole is about one billion light years away from the Earth. The black hole in question was captured, spewing a jet of radiation and particles in one direction, unlike others that fire jets in opposite directions. Supermassive black holes create […]

Super Apps

In News Recently, Elon Musk revealed the idea of creating an “everything app”. What is a super app? It has been described as the Swiss army knife of mobile apps, offering a suite of services for users such as messaging, social networking, peer-to-peer payments and e-commerce shopping. These mega apps are widely used in Asia […]

Nobel Prize in Physics

Context Recently, the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2022 was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for their work on quantum mechanics. About The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities, and pioneering quantum information science.”  Quantum mechanics is […]

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

In News Recently, the Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2022 was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless. The three have been awarded for their work in ‘click chemistry’. Click Chemistry Click chemistry is utilized in the development of pharmaceuticals, for mapping DNA and creating materials that are more fit for […]

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

In News : The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Ms. Yunqing’s works “display a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques, in which the arithmetic and geometry of modular curves and of Shimura varieties play a central role, and her results and […]

Medicinal Fungi

In Context Recently, an analytical study of medicinal fungi carried out by researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (IMSc), shows that some chemicals they secrete may find use as novel drugs. About They used a database, MeFSAT (Medicinal Fungi Secondary Metabolites And Therapeutics), which compiles information on 184 medicinal fungi, including mushrooms.                                     […]

5G Services Rollout in India

Context The Prime Minister of India has recently launched 5G services in India on the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony of India Mobile Congress 2022. About Evolution: 5G is the 5th generation mobile network or wireless technology. It is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. Network:  5G enables a […]

Black Cocaine

In News Recently, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a Bolivian woman from Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying black cocaine.  What is Black Cocaine? “Black cocaine” is a rare drug, is a mixture of regular cocaine base with various substances to camouflage typical appearance (e.g. charcoal), to interfere with colour-based drug tests (cobalt salts form […]

International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)

In News  The government has amended the prevention of tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number, Rules, 2017, in which it is making it mandatory for mobile manufacturers to register International Mobile Equipment Identity number (IMEI) for every handset made in India with the government.  Importers, too, will have to register with the government […]