Gaia BH3: Massive Black Hole Astronomers have discovered a massive Black Hole in our Galaxy, named “Gaia BH3”. It’s the 2nd-closest known Black hole to Earth. It is 33 times heavier than the sun and the most massive black hole of stellar origin in the Milky Way, surpassing Cygnus X-1. Stellar black holes are formed […]
Month: May 2024
China’s Chang’e-6 Mission : Launched Successfully
China’s Chang’e-6 Mission : Launched Successfully China’s Chang’e-6 mission, launched successfully, aims to collect rocks from the Moon’s far side, a complex endeavour requiring precise planning. Chang’e-6, China’s mission to the Moon’s far side, aims to retrieve 2 kilograms of samples, a feat never accomplished before. Unlike the Chang’e-5 mission, which brought back samples from […]
West Nile Fever : Cases In Three Districts Kerala
West Nile Fever : Cases In Three Districts Of Kerala Kerala’s health department recently reported West Nile fever cases in three districts. West Nile Fever is a disease caused by the West Nile Virus (WNV). WNV is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae. […]
Pyrenees Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains: The French President recently hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Tourmalet Pass in the Pyrenees for private meetings Pyrenees Mountains are a chain of mountains in southwestern Europe that form a natural border between Spain and France. It is a fold mountain chain created by the continental collision of the microcontinent of […]
Spektr-RG
Spektr-RG: Astronomers report the discovery of a new pulsar using the Spektr-RG space observatory. Spektr-Rentgen-Gamma (Spektr-RG, SRG) is a German-Russian high-energy astrophysics space observatory to study the universe in the X-ray range of electromagnetic radiation. It was launched on July 13, 2019, on a Proton-M rocket from the cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. It moves along […]
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation: The CDSCO has become the sole authority for issuing manufacturing licences for new drugs meant for exports, withdrawing the power from state governments amid heightened global scrutiny of Indian made drugs. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India for the medical devices industry […]
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Leber Congenital Amaurosis: Researchers have used a CRISPR-Cas9 tool to restore vision in a group of adults and children with congenital blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Leber Congenital Amaurosis is a rare genetic eye disorder affected infants are often blind at birth. Children born with LCA have light-gathering cells (rods and cones) of […]
Interactive Voice Response System
Interactive Voice Response System: Voters are receiving Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) calls every day from political parties. Interactive Voice Response System is an automated telephone system technology that enables callers to receive or provide information, or make requests using voice or menu inputs, without speaking to a live agent. It is powered by a […]
Glyptothorax punyabratai : New Catfish Species
Glyptothorax punyabratai: The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai. The ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai. The species was collected from Tung Stream, a tributary of the […]
Banking Current Affairs : 8th May 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 8th May 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc President of GST Appellate Tribunal: Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman today administered the oath of integrity and secrecy to retired Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra as the President of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), in New Delhi. […]