Target To Eliminate Measles And Rubella (MR) By 2023: India had set a target to eliminate Measles and Rubella (MR) by 2023, having missed the earlier deadline of 2020, due to a variety of reasons, exacerbated by disruptions due to the pandemic. In 2019, India adopted the goal of measles and rubella elimination by 2023, […]
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JUICE Space Mission : Europe
JUICE Space Mission : Europe The European Union is to launch the JUICE Spacecraft in April 2023. The spacecraft is to explore the moons of Jupiter. Specifically, the mission is to study the three major moons of Jupiter namely Ganymede, Europe, and Callisto. Out of the 80 moons of the planet, these three were selected […]
Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion : NASA
Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion : NASA As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for 2023, NASA selected a bimodal nuclear propulsion concept for Phase I development which could reduce transit times to Mars to just 45 days. Bimodal nuclear propulsion is a two-part system that includes; Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NTP […]
What Is Planet Parade?
What Is Planet Parade? Over the past few nights, Venus and Saturn have been gradually coming together in the sky which was visible through the naked eye. Planet Parade is the phenomenon wherein the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were visible to the naked eye from Earth. This planetary meet-up, also known as […]
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals Scientists found that corals of eastern Thailand are getting affected by Yellow band Disease which is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor. Yellow-band disease named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs […]
Alien Invasive Plants
Alien Invasive Plants: A new study has found that several alien invasive plants growing together can have a detrimental effect on the biodiversities in tiger habitats in Kanha Tiger Reserve. The research paper has deciphered many negative impacts of multiple co-occurring alien plants on biodiversity and what it means for conservation in the era of […]
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022: The article highlights the recent data related to rural healthcare in India and government initiatives to transform rural healthcare. According to the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022, India’s rural healthcare system continues to be plagued by a shortfall on two critical fronts – doctors and […]
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns OpenAI (AI research and deployment company) opened its most recent and powerful AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to users to test its capability. ChatGPT is a variant of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) which is a large-scale neural network-based language model developed by OpenAI. GPT models are trained on vast amounts of text data […]
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government The Kerala Government recently introduced menstrual leave for girl students above the age of 18 years. The decision is a part of the gender-sensitive education reforms of the Kerala Government. The decision on menstrual and maternity leaves was made by the Higher Education Department. In accordance with […]
What Is Hybrid Immunity?
What Is Hybrid Immunity? Study in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases held that “hybrid immunity” provides better protection against severe Covid-19, while all immunity against a re-infection wane within a few months. The study is based on a meta-analysis of 11 other studies on the protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) infection and 15 […]
