Nipah virus (NiV): Kerala has launched a serological survey to investigate the recurring outbreaks of Nipah virus (NiV), especially in high-risk zones of northern Kerala, where the virus has reappeared for the eighth time in eight years.Nipah is a zoonotic virus that spreads from animals (mainly bats) to humans. It causes illnesses ranging from mild […]
Day: July 7, 2025
SEBI Bans Jane Street
SEBI Bans Jane Street: US-based Jane Street, a prominent proprietary trading firm, has been banned by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for engaging in manipulative trading practices that disrupted market integrity and resulted in massive illegal profits. Manipulative Trading: Jane Street executed trades in the derivatives (futures) segment not to profit from market […]
High-Efficiency Material for Next-Gen Energy Storage
High-Efficiency Material for Next-Gen Energy Storage: Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru & Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have developed a lanthanum-doped silver niobate-based energy storage material, which has enhanced the performance of supercapacitors. Lanthanum-Doped Silver Niobate Energy Storage Material is an advanced nanostructured compound made by doping silver niobate (AgNbO₃), a lead-free […]
