Jarosite: A recent study by a team of researchers from India has explored jarosite samples from Kachchh, Gujarat, a region with terrain conditions similar to Mars. Jarosite is a yellow-brown mineral composed of potassium, iron, and sulphate, commonly found in arid, saline environments. The study aimed to assess whether jarosite can act as a “natural […]
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Vitamin D deficiency : silent epidemic
Vitamin D deficiency : silent epidemic India, the world’s most populous country, suffers from widespread micronutrient deficiencies, with Vitamin D deficiency emerging as a silent epidemic. Vitamin D (also referred to as calciferol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in a few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. It […]
Operation Olivia
Operation Olivia: The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual mission, ‘Operation Olivia’, helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha recently. It is an important initiative of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted annually from November to May. It is aimed at ensuring safe nesting […]
Type 2 Diabetes : New Initiative
Type 2 Diabetes : New Initiative The CBSE has directed affiliated schools to establish “Sugar Boards” to monitor and reduce sugar consumption among students primarily to lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes and obesity in children. T2D, the most common type of diabetes, is a disease that occurs when the blood glucose, also called […]
Deadly Nipah virus’ transmission from animals to humans
Deadly Nipah virus’ transmission from animals to humans: Health experts and physicians have raised concerns about the deadly Nipah virus’ transmission from animals to humans in Kerala. The Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus that can spread from animals to humans, as well as through contaminated food or direct human-to-human transmission. Nipah virus encephalitis […]
OpenAI Introduces Codex to Automate and Accelerate Coding Tasks
OpenAI Introduces Codex to Automate and Accelerate Coding Tasks: OpenAI has unveiled Codex, a powerful new cloud-based AI coding agent capable of autonomously handling a range of software engineering tasks in parallel. From writing new features and running tests to fixing bugs and drafting pull requests, Codex aims to boost developer productivity by operating within […]
A-to-I mRNA Editing in Animals : Study
A-to-I mRNA Editing in Animals : Study Researchers from China recently reported that it’s hard to make sense of the widespread persistence of A-to-I mRNA editing in animals. Researchers identified 71 genes in graminearum that contain premature stop codons (UAG) in their unedited mRNA. These were termed PSC (premature stop codon-containing) genes. Deleting these genes […]
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle : C61
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle: C61 ISRO launched the PSLV-C61 mission from Sriharikota to place the EOS-09 satellite into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit. The mission failed due to a third-stage issue. PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, a four-stage launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is primarily designed to place […]
GRAIL Mission : NASA
GRAIL Mission : NASA NASA’s GRAIL mission recently unveiled significant differences between the moon’s nearside and farside, attributing them to tidal deformation and varied volcanic activity. Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) is a NASA lunar mission launched in 2011. It consisted of two robotic spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, which orbited the moon to create […]
Bird-Wing Eruption
Bird-Wing Eruption: A massive solar flare event, named the “bird-wing” eruption, was observed on the Sun’s northern hemisphere and is expected to impact Earth.A visually dramatic solar eruption with plasma shaped like wings, observed by NASA satellites. The ejected plasma stream spanned over 1 million km, twice the Earth-Moon distance. It Involved both a solar […]
