Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
Acute encephalitis syndrome is a severe case of encephalitis transmitted by mosquitoes and is characterized by high fever and inflammation of the brain. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2006, coined the term AES to signify a group of diseases which seem similar to one another but are difficult to differentiate in the chaotic environment of an outbreak. The […]
Mamallapuram Stone Sculptures
The hand-crafted stone sculptures of Mamallapuram have been recently granted the Geographical Indications (GI) tag. The exquisite rock-sculpting techniques exhibited in Mamallapuram date back to early 7th century CE. The Pallava dynasty, which ruled the area between 6 and 9th centuries A.D., is responsible for the development of port town as a centre of art […]
Kandhamal Haldi
Odisha’s Kandhamal Haldi (turmeric), famous for its healing properties, has received GI tag. Key facts: The golden yellow spice, named after the district where it is produced, has been cultivated since time immemorial and is known for its medicinal value. Turmeric is the main cash crop of tribal people in Kandhamal. Apart from domestic use, […]
Erode Turmeric
Recently Erode’s unique slender turmeric received a GI tag for its distinctive fragrance and colour. Erode’s turmeric is smaller and more slender when compared with other varieties, and it has a high curcumin content of around 3.9%. The loamy red and black soil of the Erode region is believed to be the reason behind the […]
Odisha’s Rasagola – GI Tag
Odisha gets GI tag for its version of Rasagola The name of the geographical indication will be read as “Odisha Rasagola“. West Bengal got GI tag for its ‘Banglara Rasagola’ which has been existing since 1863. Now both Odisha and West Bengal has GI Tag for their own version of Rasagola. The mention of the […]
What are Intellectual Property Rights?
Intellectual property rights (IPR) are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names and images used in commerce. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. These rights are outlined in Article 27 […]
LiFi
Light-fidelity (LiFi) is a technology used for free-space communication using visible and near-visible light. It is similar to Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), a technology for wireless local area network communication using microwaves. Microwaves can pass through walls while transmitting signals whereas visible and near-visible light cannot pass through walls. Thus it makes LiFi signal network more […]
4D Printing
Scientists have successfully developed the world’s first 4D printing for ceramics. It can be used to create complex, shape-changing objects. 4D printing is conventional 3D printing combined with the additional element of time as the 4th dimension. The 4D printed objects can re-shape or self-assemble themselves over time with external stimuli, such as mechanical force, temperature, […]
Belle – II
It is an experiment carried out by The High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation, Japan to study violations of the standard model and dark matter. It has a highly sensitive particle detector which has better sensitivity, higher than its predecessor, Belle. Complementary to the direct search experiments being carried out at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN, Belle-II […]
Quantum supremacy
It is a term proposed in 2012 by John Preskill, professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology. It describes the point where quantum computers can do things that classical computers cannot. In Google’s case, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have claimed to have developed a processor that took 200 seconds to do a calculation that […]