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 …
NEWS: While the COVID19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on our daily lives, a silent pandemic named Antimicrobial Resistance, has been brewing in the background for decades. Governments need to factor in new research and bring in businesses and consumers …
Why in News: New research published in Diabetologia (journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that more than half of men (55%) and some two thirds (65%) of women aged 20 years in India will likely …
What is in the news? The CBI has sent the accused of Hathras Rape Case to forensic Science Laboratary (FSL) of Gujarat to assess them through Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOSP). What is BEOSP? It is also known as …
Why in News? China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades. About the Mission Beijing is hoping to have a …