Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021: The Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The bill has excluded live-in couples, single men and the LGBTQ community. The Government had been working on the bill to regulate the ART industry since 2008 when it was first drafted by the Indian Council of […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover has made a video of the 13th flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter sent by the agency. About Perseverance Rover: It was launched in 2020 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V. It carried a unique instrument, MOXIE or Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment: which for the first time […]
Omicron | B.1.1.529 Corona Variant: Important Points
Omicron: New Corona Variant The World Health Organization has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19, to be a variant of concern. The virus was first detected in Southern Africa and it is renamed Omicron. Omicron is placed in the most-troubling category of Covid-19 variants, along with the globally-dominant Delta plus its weaker rivals Alpha, […]
PASIPHAE
PASIPHAE: Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. Scientists aim to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars. Polarization is a property of light that represents the direction that the light wave oscillates. The survey will use two high-tech optical polarimeters to observe the […]
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C): The World Health Organization (WHO) has released fresh guidelines for treating children who developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after being exposed to Covid-19 infection. MIS-C is a condition where various organs of the body are affected by inflammation. The patient develops heart problems, the severity of which may determine the line […]
Tundra Satellite System: Russia
Tundra Satellite System: Russia Russia has successfully placed into orbit a military satellite. The satellite is believed to be a Tundra Satellite, part of Russia’s early warning anti-missile system named Kupol or dome. Tundra satellite system is a constellation of Missile Early Warning Satellites established by Russia between 2015 and 2020. It carries a secure […]
O-SMART Scheme
O-SMART Scheme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the continuation of the ‘Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART)’ Scheme for the period of 2021-26. It is a government scheme that aims at promoting ocean research and setting up early warning weather systems. It was launched in August 2018. It also aims at […]
Havana Syndrome Back in News
Havana Syndrome: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that dealing with the issue of Havana Syndrome is a top priority and that it will keep investigating the cause and how to protect staff. In late 2016, a few diplomats from the USA and their employees had reported certain usual symptoms during their […]
FSSAI Releases Draft Regulations For GM foods
FSSAI Releases Draft Regulations For GM foods: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released draft regulations for GM foods. Overview of the Draft: No one can manufacture or sell any food products or food ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without prior approval. Specifies norms that labs will need to […]
Driverless Train Operations (DTO)
Driverless Train Operations (DTO): Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs alongwith Transport Minister for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi virtually inaugurated the Unattended Train Operations (UTO) on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first driverless train operations of the Delhi Metro in December 2020, […]
