The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the recently discovered strain B.1.1.1.529 of Kovid-19 as 'Variants of Concern- VOC'. The virus was first detected in southern Africa and its name was changed to Omicron. Introduction: Omicron has been placed in the most worrying category of...
The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) studied post-Diwali air pollution in four Indian cities (Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Pune). Three metropolitan cities Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai had higher air pollution during the Diwali period in 2021 than in 2020,...
Recently the Department of Biotechnology-National Brain Research Center (DBT-NBRC) has developed Swadesh project for the management of neurological disorders. NBRC is the only institute in India dedicated to neuroscience research and education. About Swadesh Project: Swadesh is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database specially designed...
India-Israel Women's Conference in the field of 'Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics' (STEM) was organized. The need for increasing women's participation in STEM and introducing gender-neutral pay was highlighted during the conference. STEM: The concept of 'STEM' (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) was introduced by...
The birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of the White Revolution in India, is celebrated as 'National Milk Day'. The Indian Dairy Association (IDA) took the initiative to celebrate this day for the first time on 26 November in the year 2014. It...
The Government of India has approved a proposal to blend 20% ethanol with gasoline by 2025. Blending of ethanol will help in reducing the subsidy on sugar from 2023. Ethanol: Ethanol is a biofuel which is produced from agricultural products like wheat, potato, sugarcane etc....
Recently the Union Cabinet has approved to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase V) for a period of 4 months i.e. from December 2021 to March 2022. Introduction: 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' was launched as part of 'Pradhan Mantri Garib...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved 'Atmosphere and Climate Research-Modeling Observing Systems and Services' along with its eight sub-plans for the next fiscal (15th) cycle of five years (2021-2026). Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) scheme has been approved for continuation. About ACROSS...
The 15th edition of the biennial trilateral Coast Guard exercise 'Dosti' between India, Maldives and Sri Lanka was held in Maldives. This exercise has completed 30 years in the year 2021. Introduction: Exercise 'Dosti' was started in the year 1991 between the Coast Guards of...
The 37th edition of the Indo-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Indonesia CORPAT) is being conducted between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy. About Corpat: Maritime patrol aircraft of both the nations will participate in this exercise. It underlines mutual trust, synergy and cooperation between the navies...
