Context As the country emerges from the lockdown, a proper ramping up of the transport system is needed. Public transport guidelines The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has released guidelines to tackle several social distancing and sanitisation concerns, and to …
About : The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India’s premier nuclear research facility, headquartered in Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a multi-disciplinary research centre with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering the entire spectrum of nuclear science, …
What Is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits …
What is Chikungunya? Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952. It is an RNA virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. Signs and symptoms Chikungunya is …
Remdesivir is an investigational broad-spectrum antiviral drug that has demonstrated activity against RNA viruses in several families, including Coronaviridae(such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and strains of bat coronaviruses capable of infecting human respiratory epithelial cells) Paramyxoviridae (such as Nipah virus, respiratory …
What Is the DarkNet? The “dark net,” also known as the “dark web,” is a network of secret websites built over the internet which is encrypted. These are networks that are only available to a select group of people and …
Context India, the world’s third largest crude oil importer has an existing storage capacity of 5.3 million tonnes at Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Paadoor, built at an investment of $600 million in the first phase. This is operational and can …
About the International Space Station (ISS) The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Its main construction was completed between 1998 and 2011, although the station continually evolves to include new missions …
About the virus Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) …
What is 5G? 5G is next generation wireless network technology that’s expected to change the way people live and work. 5G enables a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, …