Biomass briquettes: In recent times biomass briquettes are being used as a fuel alternative for the power and electricity generation sector. Biomass briquettes: are made up of compact blocks of organic materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes, or industrial by-products. These are used for heating, cooking fuel and electricity generation usually in developing countries […]
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Skin Bank Facility : Indian Army
Skin Bank Facility : Indian Army The Indian Army has recently launched a skin bank facility Indian Army’s Skin Bank was launched to help treat severe skin burn injuries and other skin-related conditions for service personnel and their families. The first-of-its-kind facility established in the Armed Forces Medical Servicesis staffed with trained medical professionals, including […]
Livestock Census : Upcoming
Livestock Census : Upcoming The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) hosted a workshop for the upcoming 21st Livestock Census scheduled for September to December 2024. This aimed to equip State and Union Territory officers with the necessary tools, including a mobile app and software, for efficient data collection during the census. Officials were […]
ALMA Telescope
ALMA Telescope: Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, astronomers have gained new insights into how planets form around binary star systems, where two stars orbit a common centre of mass. ALMA Telescope is a state-of-the-art telescope that studies celestial objectsat millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths. It is a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas […]
African Swine Fever : Outbreak
African Swine Fever : Outbreak The death toll of pigs following the outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in Mizoram since February has crossed 3,350, officials said recently. African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, whose mortality rate can reach 100%. The ASF virus is […]
Methane : New Study
Methane : New Study According to a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, a significant portion of the methane gas released from the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September never made it into the atmosphere. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and is responsible for approximately […]
Alka Yagnik diagnosed With Sensorineural Deafness
Alka Yagnik diagnosed With Sensorineural Deafness: Bollywood playback singer Alka Yagnik has been diagnosed with Sensorineural deafness. Sensorineural deafness is a type of hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or the nerve pathways that transmit sound from the ear to the brain. Although sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a natural process of […]
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Anthropic has launched its latest AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet — the company’s first release in the upcoming Claude 3.5 AI model series. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a large language model (LLM), and is part of the family of LLMs which is being developed by Anthropic. These models are known as […]
Trinity Challenge
Trinity Challenge: A project by the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), has won the joint second prize in Trinity Challenge’s second competition, on tackling the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Trinity Challenge (TTC) is a charity supporting the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats. It is […]
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning Food safety authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of South Korean spicy instant noodles over possible risks of “acute poisoning” due to high Capsaicin levels. Capsaicin is a naturally-occurring botanical irritant in chili peppers, synthetically derived for pharmaceutical formulations. It is most abundantly found in the “placenta” (white membrane to […]
