Why in News: FSSAI slashes limit for trans-fat levels in food What is Trans-fat? Trans fats, or trans-fatty acids, are a form of unsaturated fat. They come in both natural and artificial forms. Natural, or ruminant, trans fats occur in …
About DCGI Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization of the Government of India responsible for approval of licences of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood …
Why in the news? At Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) unit Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, high concentration ammonia leaked, in which 2 persons died and several were injured. Let us know more about ammonia. What is ammonia? Ammonia (NH3) is …
Why in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a meeting of members to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious coronavirus strain that emerged in Britain. About the new variant The WHO cautioned against major alarm over …
Exoplanets All of the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun. Planets that orbit around other stars are called exoplanets. Exoplanets are very hard to see directly with telescopes. The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, orbiting a …
Why in News? A bacterium called Zobellella denitrificans ZD1, has now been reported to aid in the production of bioplastics. They feed on sludge, wastewater and produce polyhydroxybutyrate. The researchers say that this can help reduce the burden on landfills. …
Encryption Every online transaction we make with another person is protected so that a third person cannot read it without the permission of the two people exchanging the information in the first place. This process is called encryption of the …
Why in News? China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, marking a great advance in the country’s nuclear power research capabilities. About Artificial Sun The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China’s largest and most …