GUIDELINES FOR PLASMA THERAPY
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Karnataka State Government laid down the guidelines specified for convalescent plasma therapy. Guidelines A recovered COVID-19 patient should have preferably had symptoms such as fever, cough and cold as there is a greater possibility of the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies compared to an asymptomatic patient. […]
‘OPEN API SERVICE’ FOR AAROGYA SETU
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Aarogya Setu team has worked on a new innovative feature which is called ‘Open API Service’ and in order to help businesses and economy to start functioning while being safe, the Open API Service enables organizations to check the status of Aarogya Setu and integrate it into […]
INDIA RANKS AMONG LOWEST IN TERMS OF INTERNET QUALITY
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality, according to the “Digital Quality of Life Index 2020” global research released by SurfShark. Details “Digital Quality of Life Index 2020”, researches on the quality of a digital wellbeing in 85 […]
INDIA EYES GLOBAL FRONT RUNNERS: COVID VACCINE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Prelims Why in news? Covid-19 vaccines being developed by UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca and United States’s Moderna-NIAID are the top candidates India is looking at for possible acquisition discussions. Details India is at present waiting for trial data for the Russian candidate, which became the first coronavirus vaccine to be approved […]
SARS-COV-2-SPECIFIC T CELL IMMUNITY
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? A recently published research paper says natural exposure or infection with the novel coronavirus may “prevent recurrent episodes of severe COVID-19”. This is because, once infected with SARS-CoV-2, the immune system elicits “robust, broad and highly functional memory T cell responses”. Details The study found SARS-CoV-2-specific T […]
NHRC MEMBERS FLAG LACK OF FORENSIC LABS
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Members of the National Human Rights Commission have raised concerns over the inadequate number of forensic science laboratories in the country that delays evidence gathering, leading to cases pending in courts and undertrial prisoners remaining behind bars. Details If forensic evidence was collected and preserved on time, […]
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IMPROVES BUT GAPS REMAIN
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Industry and Infrastructure Introduction to internet in India The internet was first used in India in 1980s, but was available to a limited educational and research community. It was thrown open to public use for the first time on India’s 49th Independence Day in 1995. Internet is now at the […]
HE-ENHANCED COOL BRIGHT STARS DISCOVERED
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) studied numerous stars of this cluster and discovered He-enhanced cool bright stars among the metal-rich sample of Omega Centauri. Details and Significance Though there are estimations of He-enhancement in the H-core burning main-sequence stars (like Sun) […]
INDIGENOUS AIR UNIQUE-QUALITY MONITORING (AUM)
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Air Unique-quality Monitoring (AUM) The AUM system (patent pending) is an innovative application of the principles of laser backscattering, statistical mechanics, optoelectronics, artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, and Internet of Things. It can identify, classify, and quantify various pollutants simultaneously (of orders of less than one part per […]
WHAT IS THE PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER?
Focus: Prelims, GS-III Science and Technology Introduction The Perseids meteor shower is going to be active in August 2020, and the annual celestial event is considered the best meteor shower. What are meteor showers? Meteors are bits of rock and ice that are ejected from comets as they manoeuvre around their orbits around the sun. […]