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R21 Malaria Vaccine

In News Nigeria made history with the approval granted a new malaria vaccine- R21/Matrix-M, which has been developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. It is the second country to do so after Ghana.  About The R21, otherwise referred to as Matrix-M malaria vaccine, is the second vaccine […]

Nuclear Power

In News Germany has switched off its three remaining nuclear power plants as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. Timeline for the Transition of Germany Followed by the disasters like at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Germany faced decades of anti-nuclear protests which pressured successive governments to end the use of a […]

Web3.0

In News Discussions around Web3 are increasing as it is considered as the internet for the next generation. Evolution of Internet Web1.0 Read-Only (1990-2004): In the 1990s and early 2000s, the internet consisted of static pages that users would casually read, or surf. It was read-only and internet users were just consumers of information. Example: […]

National Quantum Mission (NQM)

In News The Union Cabinet approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM), putting India among the top six leading nations involved in the research and development of quantum technologies. About National Quantum Mission (NQM)  Its total cost is Rs.6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31. It will mainly work towards strengthening India’s research and development in the […]

Blastomycosis

In News At least one person died and around a 100 were confirmed or suspected to be infected of blastomycosis in the US.  Blastomycosis About:  It is an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The fungus lives in the environment, particularly in moist soil and in decomposing matter such as wood and leaves.  Transmission:  […]

Rooppur Nuclear Plant

In News Bangladesh and Russia have agreed to use Chinese yuan to settle payment for the construction of Rooppur nuclear plant as the payment via Russian ruble was not feasible at present. Overview of the Project Bangladesh is constructing the first of two nuclear power plants in collaboration with Russia’s state-owned atomic company Rosatom. Once […]

Bioluminescence

In News The bioluminescence phenomenon was seen in the Visakhapatnam beaches. What is Bioluminescence? It is the production and emission of light by a living organism. The chemical reaction that results in bioluminescence requires two unique chemicals: luciferin and either luciferase or photoprotein. Luciferin is the compound that actually produces light.  In a chemical reaction, […]

Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)

In News Researchers found that graphene displays an anomalous Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) at room temperature. What is Magnetoresistance & Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)?  Magnetoresistance is the tendency of a material to change the value of its electrical resistance in an externally-applied magnetic field. Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) is the large change in the electrical resistance which is […]

NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones

In News India’s ISRO and NASA are jointly developing a satellite called NISAR that will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. About The data this will generate can potentially give advance warning of land subsidence, as recently observed in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, as well point to places that are at greatest […]

Galaxy GN-z11

In News The latest spectroscopic results from GN-z11 which is one of the distant and early galaxies has confirmed a complete absence of dust particles from its surroundings for an interim time period despite possessing a very high star formation rate. About GN-z11 Galaxy It was first discovered in 2015 by the Hubble Space Telescope […]