Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) In a first, in Coal India Ltd. (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal, an innovative Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) at Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) was inaugurated. Designed by the MCL’s Innovation Cell and the Department of E&T, the portal named “Vihangam’ for remote monitoring was created by a Mumbai-based start-up […]
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Vande Bharat Express
Vande Bharat Express: The Indian Railways plans to operate 102 Vande Bharat trains by March 2024. About Vande Bharat Express: The Train18, later named Vande Bharat Express, was rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative. The train was launched on 15 February 2019. It was showcased […]
West Nile Virus Infection
West Nile Virus Infections: Russia warned of a possible increase in West Nile Virus (WNV) Infections this autumn as mild temperatures and heavy precipitation create favourable conditions for the mosquitos that carry it. It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae. WNV is […]
Drone Rules, 2021: Important Points
Drone Rules, 2021: In March 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) published the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules, 2021. Based on the feedback, the Government has decided to repeal the UAS Rules, 2021 and replace the same with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021. Key features of Drone Rules 2021: Several approvals abolished: unique authorisation […]
Chikungunya Vaccine
Chikungunya Vaccine: International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has announced that Bharat Biotech’s Chikungunya vaccine candidate (BBV87) has entered into Phase II and III clinical trials. Currently, there is no commercial chikungunya vaccine. BBV87 is an inactivated virus vaccine, similar to Covaxin. Inactivated vaccines contain viruses whose genetic material has been destroyed by heat, chemicals or radiation […]
Delta Variant Sub-Lineage AY.12 – COVID 19
Delta Variant Sub-lineage AY.12: According to a report by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a new sub-lineage AY.12 of the Delta variant of Covid-19 that was recently classified in Israel is now being reported in many parts of India. INSACOG is a multi-laboratory, multi-agency, Pan-India network to monitor genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 by […]
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine For Infants – Andhra Pradesh
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Immunisation Drive For Infants.: The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has launched Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) immunisation drive for infants. Earlier in December 2020, India’s first fully indigenously developed pneumococcal conjugate vaccine “Pneumosil” was launched. It prevents pneumococcal disease. It can protect both children and adults from pneumococcal disease. The vaccine […]
SAMRIDH Programme
SAMRIDH Programme.: Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched Startup Accelerators of MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH) programme. SAMRIDH will create a conducive platform for Indian software product startups to enhance their products and secure investments for scaling their business. The programme is being implemented by MeitY Start-up Hub (MSH). Government […]
Hindustan-228 – HAL
Hindustan-228: On August 15, the public sector aircraft manufacturing company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) carried out a successful ground run and low speed taxi trials of a commercial aircraft – Hindustan-228 – for ‘Type Certification’ by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The type certification by the DGCA will enable HAL to get an […]
Desertification And Land Degradation Atlas: ISRO
Desertification And Land Degradation Atlas: ISRO: A document published by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) named Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas shows that Land Degradation and Desertification has increased significantly in recent years. The Atlas provides a state wise area of degraded lands for the time frame 2018-19. It also provides the change analysis for […]
