CERVAVAC: India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, CERVAVAC, will likely cost ₹200-400 a shot and be commercially available later this year, Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII), said. CERVAVAC, developed by SII, was approved by the Drug Controller General of India in July. CERVAVAC is a quadrivalent vaccine, meaning it […]
Tag: 3rd Sep 2022
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been barrelling across the western Pacific Ocean and is presently hurtling back towards the islands of Japan and South Korea, packing wind speeds of upto 241 kilometres per hour. As of September 1, 2022, the category 5 typhoon — the highest […]
Vostok-2022
Vostok-2022: An Indian Army contingent comprising troops from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles is participating in the multilateral strategic and command exercise ‘Vostok-2022’ which commenced at the training grounds of the eastern military district in Russia. The exercise also includes participation by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The exercise is aimed at interaction and coordination amongst other […]
Single-Use Plastic
Single-Use Plastic: In keeping with the spirit of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the country is taking steps to curb littered and unmanaged plastic waste pollution. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 12, 2021. In keeping with the spirit of […]
UGC Proposes Clustering Of Colleges
UGC Proposes Clustering Of Colleges: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalised guidelines for transforming colleges and universities into multidisciplinary institutions and has prescribed three different approaches which include “clustering” of establishments located in proximity to each other. The UGC will make public its “Guidelines for transforming higher educational institutions into multidisciplinary institutions”. These aim […]
Mary Roy
Mary Roy: Mary Roy, educator and women’s rights activist, died at the age of 89. She is known for winning a Supreme Court lawsuit in 1986 against the gender biased inheritance law prevalent within the Syrian Malabar Nasrani community of Kerala. The judgement ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women as with their male siblings […]
Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE)
Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE): Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) has produced the 1st instance of the utilisation of resources in a planet’s atmosphere to meet human needs About MOXIE: It was sent by NASA on the Perseverence and made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It works like a […]
Crime In India
Crime In India: India reported over 50,000 cases in 2021 Maximum from Telangana, UP, Karnataka and MH. Overall crime in India increased by 7.6% (seven point six). The increase in violent crimes and suicides in 2021 point to the indirect consequences of the pandemic Death due to suicide in 2021 — 12 per one lakh […]
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Annabelle M. Rayson, a student from Canada received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. Harmful Algal Blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, […]
