New Vaccines Approved: India has cleared two more covid vaccines and one pill. The two latest vaccines approved by drug regulator CDSCO are Corbevax and Covovax. CORBEVAX vaccine is India’s 1st indigenously developed RBD protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID19, Made by Hyderabad-based firm Biological-E. The Nanoparticle Vaccine, COVOVAX, will be manufactured by Pune-based firm Serum […]
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List of First Cities to Get 5G Services in 2022
5G: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, and Gandhi Nagar would be among the first cities to get 5G services in 2022. 5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade in long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. It mainly works in three […]
Fake Sun | Artificial Sun: China
Fake Sun: Top scientists from China have claimed to have successfully created a ‘fake Sun’. The artificial Sun created by China is about ten times hotter than the real Sun, around which our planet revolves. It is called the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as ‘Artificial Sun’ experiment. In June, it set a […]
DART Mission: NASA
DART Mission: NASA Just two weeks after its launch, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft has opened its “eye” and returned its first images from space — a major operational milestone for the spacecraft and DART team. DART will reach its target on September 26, 2022. The main aim of the mission is to […]
Flex Fuel Vehicles
Flex Fuel Vehicles: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has for long been advocating the use of flex-fuel to power cars and motorcycles sold in India. Recently, at an industry event, the transport minister revealed that he has issued an advisory to all carmakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in their vehicles. Carmakers […]
Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle
Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle: A rare species of Albino Indian Flapshell turtle was recently sighted by Mountaineers in Sirnapalli forest in Telangana’s Nizamabad. The Indian flapshell turtle is commonly found in South Asian countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The rare yellow color of the turtle may be due to the […]
James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope: NASA has announced the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on December 24. Webb, the world’s premier space science observatory, will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s flagship telescope that has been in service for more than three decades now. JWST is a joint venture between the US (Nasa), […]
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI): The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), in collaboration with the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI), which comprises more than 12,000 private hospitals, has launched an accreditation programme that will enable hospitals to get a “breastfeeding-friendly” tag. This programme is called “Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)”. The initiative […]
What Is Parvovirus?
What Is Parvovirus? Nearly 2,000 pet and stray dogs in Amravati city were affected by canine parvovirus virus last month with veterinarians cautioning pet owners against a severe outbreak. What is Parvovirus? It is a highly contagious viral disease affecting puppies and dogs. It affects the intestinal tract of canines with puppies being more […]
Pegasus Spyware: Latest Developments
Pegasus Snooping: The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings of a Commission of Inquiry appointed by the West Bengal Government to look into allegations of snooping using the Pegasus software. The continued use of spyware Pegasus, which an Israeli company sells to governments worldwide, has been confirmed with fresh reports. Like the phones it targets, […]
