Tag: Science & Technology

In News  More than 1,500 animals, mainly cows and buffaloes, have died in Gujarat due to the infectious lumpy skin disease, which has spread in 14 districts of the State. About Lumpy Skin Disease It is caused by infection of cattle or  buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The virus is one […]

In Context  Actor Emilia Clarke, who appeared in Game of Thrones, has revealed her struggle with a brain aneurysm that caused the loss of “quite a bit” of the organ. What is Aneurysm? It is a swelling of the arteries and veins in any part of the body, and is caused by weakening of the […]

In News  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far.  Webb’s First Deep Field is galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and it is teeming with thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared. James Webb Space Telescope About: It is […]

In News  The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture indigenously-developed India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer. Presently India is fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for the HPV vaccine. About Cervavac qHPV vaccine CERVAVAC has demonstrated robust antibody response that is […]

In News  Recently, Scientists found that cancer-causing virus Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) can infect the neuronal cells and drive various changes in biomolecules such as fatty acids, carbohydrates, and protein components, leading to diseases of the central nervous system as well as brain cancer. About the Study  A research team from IIT Indore utilised the […]

In News Recently, a total of 15 villages in different parts of the country were identified which may soon be seamlessly connected through a next-generation networking solution. About the GigaMesh initiative The network solution called GigaMesh wirelessly provides fibre-like backhaul capacity and paves the road for 5G.   It is developed by Astrome supported by ARTPARK […]

In News The Large Hadron Collider was successfully reignited for the third time  10 years after it enabled scientists to find the elusive ‘God particle’ or Higgs Boson.  About Higgs boson It is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, a field that gives mass to other fundamental particles such as electrons and quarks.  […]

In News Recently, researchers at Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have discovered a new material called single-crystalline scandium nitride (ScN) that can convert infrared light into renewable energy. About Single-crystalline scandium nitride (ScN) Utility:  ScN can emit, detect, and modulate infrared light with high efficiency making it useful for solar and […]

In News Wolbachia bacteria will help to an end to dengue, chikungunya and zika  by blocking the proliferation of harmful viruses but doesn’t harm the mosquitoes themselves. Findings of Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC)  The scientists have been cross-breeding local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue, chikungunya and zika virus, with mosquitoes that carry the […]