Amur Falcons: With the arrival of the migratory Amur falcons to Tamenglong district of Manipur for the annual stopover, State Environment Minister has appealed to the people not to hunt the seasonal visitors. The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before […]
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Traffic Management Framework For Drones
Traffic Management Framework For Drones: The Civil Aviation Ministry has notified a traffic management framework for drones. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. Public and private third-party service providers will manage their movement in the airspace under 1,000 feet. The framework allows third-party service providers to give services such as registration, […]
AY.4.2: Descendant Of The Delta Variant Of COVID-19
Descendant Of The Delta Variant Of COVID-19: AY.4.2 AY.4.2 is a descendant of the Delta variant of COVID-19. The Delta variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was first identified in India in October 2020. The AY.4.2 (dubbed “Delta Plus” and now named VUI-21OCT-01 by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)) sub-lineage contains 2 mutations in its […]
White Dwarfs: Important Points
White Dwarf: An international team has reported a unique phenomenon in a white dwarf about 1,400 light years from Earth. They saw the white dwarf lose its brightness in 30 minutes. These gaps in brightness have been previously reported but the process usually takes place over a period of several days to months. The team […]
ABHYAS Vehicle
ABHYAS: ABHYAS – the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems. The performance of the target […]
BharatNet Project
BharatNet Project: Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corp signs agreement for BharatNet project implementation. The project aims at providing 1 Gbps bandwidth connectivity to all Gram Panchayats. BharatNet Project was originally launched in 2011 as the National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) and renamed as Bharat-Net in 2015. It seeks to provide connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) […]
New Gene Editing Technique
New Gene Editing Technique: Even as the Centre investigates allegations that unauthorised genetically modified (GM) rice was exported to Europe, it is yet to decide on a research proposal from its own scientists which would allow plants to be genetically modified without the need for conventional transgenic technology. Scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute […]
James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope: Engineers have unboxed the James Webb Space Telescope in French Guiana and will now prepare it for launch. JWST is one of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century and will ride to orbit on 18 December. JWST is a joint venture between the US (Nasa), European (Esa) and Canadian […]
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium
INSACOG : India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium: The decline in daily new infections across India has prompted INSACOG (India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium), the consortium of labs focused on sequencing coronavirus variants, to “prioritise” new surveillance approaches. In view of currently declining cases and importance of early detection of increased transmission in the future, INSACOG will prioritise […]
Bachelor Of Sowa Rigpa Medicine And Surgery (BSRMS)
Bachelor Of Sowa Rigpa Medicine And Surgery (BSRMS): The University Grants Commission has issued notification recognizing Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine and Surgery (BSRMS) under the specified Degrees. Duration of the degree will be of minimum of five years and Ten plus Two (10+2) is fixed as entry qualification. In a gazette notification issued on […]
