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Congo Declares End of Ebola Outbreak

In News The Democratic Republic of Congo officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak.  About The outbreak was contained using Merck’s (MRK.N) Ebola vaccine. Since the outbreak declared on February 7, 2021, a total of 12 cases have been reported, including six deaths. With the efforts of DRC’s response team and health partners, […]

Positron

In News  Researchers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, have resolved the mystery of the antimatter counterpart of the electrons called Positron and Positron Excess Phenomenon. About Positron  It is a positively charged subatomic particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as the electron and constituting the antiparticle of a negative electron.  […]

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) Technology

In News National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation and Training (NTIPRIT) conducts a webinar on “NavIC — Opportunities for the Telecom Industry“. About The webinar is conducted by NTIPRIT in collaboration with ISRO and the telecom industry. It highlighted the importance and relevance of NavIC technology and making NavIC available on L-1 band in […]

Brucellosis Infection

  In News The Kerala government launched preventive measures after a few cases of brucellosis, a zoonotic infection, was detected in animals. Brucellosis Disease It is a bacterial disease caused by various Brucella species, which mainly infect cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs. It is also called Malta fever or Mediterranean fever. Human transmission Last […]

Russia to Launch Its Own Space Station in 2025

In News Russia’s space agency hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 . Russia recently celebrated its proud history in space, marking the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin for becoming the first human to go into orbit. Probable Reasons for Announcement The announcement came with tensions soaring with the West. Relations between Russia […]

Advanced Antiquities Management System

In News The Directorate of Archives and Archaeology (DAA) of the Goa government inaugurated the Advanced Antiquities Management System. About the Advanced Antiquities Management System The AAMS is software-driven automated storage used for the storage of various objects. So far it has been used for the storage of industrial equipment but the decision of Goa’s […]

Muon g–2

In News Recently published study of an international experiment called Muon g–2 (g minus two), hints at the possibility of new physics governing the laws of nature. About Muon g–2 The experiment was conducted at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). It measured a quantity (g–factor) relating to a subatomic particle […]

National Super Computing Mission (NSM)

In context India is fast emerging as a leader in high power computing with the National Super Computing Mission (NSM). National Supercomputing Mission It was launched in 2015 to enhance the research capacities and capabilities in the country by connecting them to form a Supercomputing grid, with National Knowledge Network (NKN) as the backbone. The […]

Baikal-GVD

In News Recently, Russian scientists have deployed Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in the waters of Lake Baikal, Russia. Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector Its construction started in 2016 and it is one of the three largest neutrino detectors in the world along with the IceCube at the South Pole and ANTARES in the Mediterranean Sea. It will […]

CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona

In News Recently, researchers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital and the Royal Observatory of Belgium have developed CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO). ARIES is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST). About CIISCO It is an algorithm that will detect and track the accelerating […]