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WALLABY : Radio Telescope In Western Australia

WALLABY : Radio Telescope In Western Australia WALLABY, or the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind survey, is a radio telescope in Western Australia that is helping astronomers build a three-dimensional map of the night sky, mapping galaxies as far as a billion light years away. Radio astronomy involves tracking the signals from radio waves […]

Basmati Rice : Authenticity Rules

Basmati Rice : Authenticity Rules The new authenticity rules aim to remove sub-standard varieties from the market India produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s basmati, however, a huge number of newly cultivated varieties lack the unique popcorn-like fragrance that helps to make this rice so sought after. So, UK and EU rice associations have introduced […]

Ethylene Glycol In Cough Syrups : Death Of 18 Children In Uzbekistan

Ethylene Glycol In Cough Syrups : Death Of 18 Children In Uzbekistan The Health Ministry of Uzbekistan has reported the death of 18 children with acute respiratory disease from taking excessive doses of a cough syrup – Doc-1 Max manufactured by an Indian firm. The cough syrups contained ethylene glycol, a substance that ought not […]

National Mobile Monitoring System : MGNREGA

National Mobile Monitoring System : MGNREGA   Digitally capturing the attendance of workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGREGS) through NMMS has been made universal by the Centre from January 1, 2023. Any worksite having 20 or more workers under MGREGS are to compulsorily mark the attendance through NMMS The […]

e-HRMS 2.0 Portal

e-HRMS 2.0 Portal:   Government (Department of Personnel and Training) launched revamped probity portal and e-HRMS 2.0 portal for central government employees. Previously, employees could avail of limited Human Resources Services and were not connected with other HR applications. Now with the revamped portal, employees will get end-to-end HR services and save time and money […]

Naegleria Fowleri (Brain-Eating Amoeba) : South Korea Reported First Case

Naegleria Fowleri : South Korea Reported First Case South Korea reported its first case of the rare yet fatal infection – Naegleria fowleri or “brain-eating amoeba”. Naegleria fowleri: It is a single-celled organism which can infect humans. It was first discovered in Australia in 1965 and is commonly found in warm freshwater bodies, such as […]