What is it? AlphaFold is an AI-based protein structure prediction tool. It is based on a computer system called deep neural network. Inspired by the human brain, neural networks use a large amount of input data and provide the desired …
Why in News? Recently, The US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment that exempts India from economic sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) , for purchasing the S-400 missile defence system from Russia in 2018. …
Why in News? Recently, the United States space research agency NASA has released the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe that has ever been seen, heralding a major event in astronomy. Taken by the The James Webb …
Why in News? Recently, Eleven districts of West Bengal reported at least 65 cases of black fever or ‘Kala-Azar disease in the last couple of weeks. What is kala-azar or black fever disease? Kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a protozoan …
Why in News? With the addition of these five wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 54, the highest for any country in South Asia. The Ramsar Convention, which came into existence in 1971, is …