Bisphenol A: A recent study conducted in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, suggests Bisphenol A can indirectly aid in the spread of vector-borne diseases in humans and animals. The research establishes that the human-made chemical Bisphenol A can significantly shorten the breeding time of southern house mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus). This mosquito is a major carrier of the West […]
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Amazon To Join ONDC
Amazon To Join ONDC: Amazon has announced that it will join the Indian government’s ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) platform. In 2022, Microsoft became the first big technology company to join the network with an intention of introducing group buying in the Indian market through social e-commerce. ONDC is an open e-commerce protocol set […]
6 Monster Galaxies Discovered
6 Monster Galaxies Discovered: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered six Monster galaxies, formed roughly 500-700 million years after the Big Bang, according to a Study. Researchers spotted the six monster galaxies using the Cosmic Evolution Early 44 Release Science programme of JWST. The programme studies the formation of the earliest galaxies when […]
Chip 4 Alliance
Chip 4 Alliance: The “Chip 4” semiconductor alliance recently held its first meeting of senior officials. “Chip 4” alliance includes four of the world’s top producers of semiconductors: the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It represents more than 70 percent of the value of the global semiconductor industry. It was first proposed by the US […]
Perovskites : New Process To Fabricate
Perovskites: New Process To Fabricate Scientists have recently created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that could create the next generation of solar cells. A perovskite is a material that has the same crystal structure as the mineral calcium titanium oxide (CaTiO3), the first-discovered perovskite crystal. The mineral was discovered in the Ural […]
Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease: Brazil has halted its beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. Mad Cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). It is a transmissible, slowly progressive, degenerative, and fatal disease which affects the central nervous system of adult […]
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recently launched the first ever indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. i-ATS system is India’s first indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. It is a computer-based system that will manage train operations including basic functioning such as running and […]
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT) in early 2026. ULTRASAT is an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of view, that will investigate the secrets of short-duration events in the universe, such as supernova explosions and mergers of neutron stars. […]
Announcement Of Opportunity : ISRO
Announcement Of Opportunity : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently made an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to allow scientists and researchers to analyze data from the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission, AstroSat. The space agency has made the AO soliciting proposals for 13th AO cycle observations from AstroSat. This AO soliciting proposal […]
UPI Pay Linkages
UPI Pay Linkages: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow have been integrated to enable faster Remittances between the two countries. Singapore has become the first country with which cross-border Person to Person (P2P) payment facilities have been launched. The UPI-PayNow partnership marks the world’s first to feature cloud-based infrastructure and participation by non-bank […]
