Diagnostic Test For Chytridiomycosis: Scientists developed a diagnostic test for Chytridiomycosis. Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease in frog populations. It has caused severe declines in over 500 frog species and led to 90 extinctions, making it the deadliest animal disease known. It infects frogs skin. This damages their ability to balance water and salt levels. […]
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Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) Initiative
Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) Initiative: The Union Ministry of Electronics & IT launched the ERSO Pilot initiative to validate certain transformational policy and process changes to make India the Repair Capital of the World. Electronics Repair Services Outsourcing (ERSO) initiative aims to promote India as a hub for repairing electronic goods and to assess […]
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
India’s First Facility To Produce Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: The PM has inaugurated India’s first facility to produce rare earth permanent magnets in Visakhapatnam. A permanent magnet is a type of magnet that can create a magnetic field without needing any external power source. It is called “permanent” because once it is magnetized, it can […]
Quasi-Moon : 2023 FW13
Quasi-Moon : 2023 FW13 Astronomers have recently discovered a ‘quasi-moon’ called ‘2023 FW13’ that orbits the Earth but is actually gravitationally bound by the Sun. 2023 FW13 is an asteroid which has been designated as a quasi-satellite or a quasi-moon. It is among the few known quasi-moons or satellites that we know of in our […]
Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft : Launched With Three Astronauts
Shenzhou-16 Spacecraft : Launched With Three Astronauts China’s Shenzhou-16 spacecraft has been launched with three astronauts, including the first Chinese civilian, to the Tiangong space station. Aim of the mission is to replace the crew of Shenzhou-15 and conduct tests and experiments over the next five months. Tiangong Space Station is a Chinese space station […]
Emirates Mission To The Asteroid Belt
Emirates Mission To The Asteroid Belt: This latest project, known as the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, follows the UAE’s successful entry into Mars’ orbit with the Hope probe in February 2021. The spacecraft that the UAE intends to send to the asteroid belt is aptly named the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt. […]
Spear Phishing : Report
Spear Phishing : Report According to a recent report, as many as 53 per cent of organisations studied in India were victims of spear phishing in 2022. Spear Phishing is an email or electronic communications scam targeted towards a specific individual, organization or business. It is a targeted attempt to steal sensitive information such as […]
National Rare Diseases Committee
National Rare Diseases Committee: Delhi High Court has taken a proactive step to address the challenges faced by patients with rare diseases by establishing a five-member panel to implement the Centre’s rare diseases policy effectively. The panel, known as the National Rare Diseases Committee, aims to ensure that patients enrolled with the All-India Institute of […]
Foucault Pendulum : New Parliament
Foucault Pendulum : New Parliament A Foucault pendulum has been installed inside the new Parliament which is designed by the National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata. Invented by French physicist Léon Foucault in the mid-19th Century, the pendulum provided the first laboratory demonstration in history to show that the Earth spins on its axis. The […]
Volt Typhoon : Cyber Hack
Volt Typhoon : Cyber Hack Microsoft has uncovered stealthy and targeted malicious activity, focused on post-compromise credential access and network system discovery aimed at critical infrastructure organizations in the United States. The Volt Typhoon is an alleged hacking group that mainly specializes in espionage and information gathering. It is believed that the group is backed […]
