Alkanes : Study Researchers have developed a novel method to activate alkanes using confined chiral Brønsted acids, significantly enhancing the efficiency and selectivity of chemical reactions. Alkanes are organic compounds that consist entirely of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms and lack any other functional groups. Alkanes have the general formula CnH2n + 2 (where n […]
Month: October 2024
Dragon drones : In News
Dragon drones : In News A deadly new weapon has taken to the skies in the Russia-Ukraine war. Both sides have posted visuals of drones appearing to rain down fire — earning this weapon the moniker of “dragon drone”. Dragon drones essentially release a substance called thermite — a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide […]
X-Band Radar
X-Band Radar: After recent devastating floods and landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences approved an X-band radar to be installed in the district. An X-band radar is a radar that emits radiation in the X-band of the electromagnetic spectrum: 8-12 GHz, corresponding to wavelengths of around 2-4 cm. The smaller […]
Rare Diseases : In News
Rare Diseases : In News The Delhi High Court issued directions aimed at improving the availability of so-called “orphan drugs”, which are medications used to treat “rare diseases”. Rare Diseases is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. There are […]
Murine Typhus
Murine Typhus: A 75-year-old man from Kerala who recently travelled to Vietnam and Cambodia was diagnosed with the bacterial disease murine typhus. Murine Typhus is an infectious disease caused by the flea-borne bacteria Rickettsia typhi. It is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected fleas It is also known as endemic typhus, flea-borne typhus […]
Aurora Borealis : In News
Aurora Borealis : In News The night sky was illuminated recently by the northern lights, or aurora borealis, visible in parts of the world including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and even Hanle village in Ladakh. An aurora is a natural light display in Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around […]
Komodo Dragon
Komodo Dragon: The Indonesian government is proposing partial closures of Komodo National Park in 2025 to ease the strain from the increasing number of visitors drawn to its unique ecosystem. Komodo Dragon is the largest extant lizard species. Scientific Name: Varanus komodoensis It is a monitor lizard of the family Varanidae. It occurs on Komodo […]
Shale Gas
Shale Gas: A recent study by scientists from Birbal Sahni Institution of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (BSIP) indicated significant shale gas generation potential in the eastern South Karanpura coalfield in the Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. Shale gas is natural gas found in shale deposits, where it is trapped in microscopic or submicroscopic pores. This natural gas is […]
Cabinet approvals
Cabinet approvals: The Union Cabinet chaired by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of India, has approved the following proposals for, Development of the world-class National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) by Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) at Lothal, Gujarat, to be executed in two phases. Construction of 2,280 km of roads in Rajasthan and […]
Union Health Minister JP Nadda Addressed 77th Session of Regional Committee of WHO South East Asia Region
Union Health Minister JP Nadda Addressed 77th Session of Regional Committee of WHO South East Asia Region: On 7th October 2024, Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), addressed the 77th session of World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia Region (SEARO), one of the 6 WHO regions, in New Delhi, […]
