Why in News? SalivaDirect, a new rapid diagnostic test for novel coronavirus infection that uses saliva samples, was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). News in Detail The test uses a new method …
What is a T cell? T cell, also called T lymphocyte, is a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that is an essential part of the immune system. T cells are one of two primary types of lymphocytes—B cells being …
Why in News? The Health Ministry formed an expert committee on vaccine administration, under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member V.K. Paul. About the panel The panel would consider the logistics and ethical aspects of procurement and administration of COVID-19 …
About LCH The light combat helicopter (LCH) was designed and built indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a two-seater attack helicopter derived from the existing Dhruv helicopter. The LCH can be deployed in various roles, including tracking slow-moving …
What is a Genome? A genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), including all of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. In humans, a copy of the …
Stages of vaccine development Development of vaccines can be simplified into two broad stages: Pre-clinical development is research carried out in lab assays and on animals. It includes: Identification (discovery) of relevant antigens (e.g. screening) Evaluation of vaccine efficacy in …
About the Sun The Sun can be split into two regions: The interior is a sphere with radius R = 7x108m. There are three main parts to the Sun’s interior: The core is at the center. It the hottest region, …
Why in News ? The Ministry of Defence has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020). The DPEPP 2020 is envisaged as an overarching guiding document to provide a focused, structured and significant thrust to …
About: eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network) is an indigenously developed technology system in India that digitizes vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold chain through a smartphone application. Introduced in 2015, the eVIN is being implemented under the …
About: AIM-iCREST has been designed to enable the incubation ecosystem across the country. Under the initiative, the Atal Innovation Mission’s (AIM) incubators are set to be upscaled and provided requisite support to foster the incubation enterprise economy, that will help …