Why in News: The Union government has asked the States to declare mucormycosis, the fungal infection being reported in COVID-19 patients, an epidemic. What is Mucormycosis? Mucormycosis or black fungus is an aggressive and invasive fungal infection caused by a …
Why in News? As per a study published in the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Science”, the warming Arctic tundra will make it harder for the world to curb climate change, as thawing permafrost and wildfires release greenhouse …
Why in News? China landed a spacecraft on Mars carrying its first Mars rover. About China’s Mars Program China had in 2020 launched its first Mars mission, called Tianwen-1, carrying a lander and rover. Tianwen-1 had been in orbit and …
What is Plasma Therapy for COVID-19? Plasma Therapy involves transfusion of antibodies from someone who has recovered from COVID-19 into a critical patient. The therapy is based on the principle that the blood of a recovered patient is rich in …
Why in News: A type of nanoparticle designed by researchers from University of Massachusetts embodies a new approach to treating diseases that could potentially revolutionise the field. A nanoparticle or ultrafine particle is usually defined as a particle of matter …
Why in the News? In 2020, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) spacecraft briefly touched asteroid Bennu, from where it collected samples of dust and pebbles. From May 2021, OSIRIS-REx will depart from asteroid Bennu, and …
Why in News? NASA’s spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx which scientists believe has collected samples from asteroid Bennu, began its two-year journey back to Earth. About the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first mission to visit a near-Earth asteroid, survey its surface and collect …
Why in News: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for emergency use of anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research …
Importance of 5G Technology 5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. 5G uses a new digital technology called Massive MIMO, which stands for multiple input multiple output, that uses multiple targeted …