HEALTH OUTCOMES OF DISPLAYING ART IN HOSPITALS
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Art creates an atmosphere where patients feel safe, socialise, connect with the world outside. A highly cited research report published ago by a group of Danish researches (Nielson et al, “How do patients actually experience and use art in hospitals? The significance of interaction: a user-oriented experimental […]
EXPLAINED | WHY IS COVID-19 NOT A PANDEMIC YET?
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? On February 26, for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began in China on December 8, the number of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases reported in a single day was more outside mainland China than within the country. All about the Spread of Corona Virus Coronaviruses are […]
SHANGHAI LAB THAT FIRST SEQUENCED CORONAVIRUS GENOME SHUT DOWN
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? A Shanghai-based lab — Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center & School of Public Health — at Fudan University which was the first to sequence the whole genome of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and publicly share the data on January 11 was shut down on January 12 for […]
NCBS METHOD TO DETECT VIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH A RARE SKIN CANCER
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Prelims Why in news? A team from National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, has developed a diagnostic system to detect the presence of Merkel cell polyomavirus in Merkel cell carcinoma tumours. The researchers have developed a test using the CRISPR-CAS12 technology. This is an important development, both, from the point […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill proposes national registry of clinics
Why in news? The Union Cabinet on 19th February 2020, approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020 to monitor medical procedures used to assist people to achieve pregnancy. India and ART India has become one of the major centres of this global fertility industry, with reproductive medical tourism becoming a significant activity. This has […]
What is Dark Web?
The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets, overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access The darknets which constitute the dark web include small, friend-to-friend peer-to-peer networks, as well as large, popular networks like Tor, Freenet, I2P, and Riffle operated by public […]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA
Details: An infection with a novel coronavirus has been reported from China As on 11th January, 2020, 41 confirmed cases have been reported so far, of which one has died. The clinical signs and symptoms are mainly fever with a few patients having difficulty in breathing. The mode of transmission is unclear as of now. […]
‘CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY’ IN BENGALURU
Details: National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in Bengaluru, Karnataka Blockchain technology is upcoming & niche technology and adoption of the same in sectors such as health, finance, agriculture and various other sectors would aid the government in implementing various programmes The Centre of Excellence(CoE) has […]
ISRO’S GSAT-30 LAUNCHED TO REPLACE AGEING INSAT-4A
Details Launched from Guiana space centre in Kourou The 3,357-kg satellite will replace INSAT-4A which was launched in 2005 and marks the first mission of the year for Indian Space Research Organisation The high-power satellite is equipped with 12 normal C band and 12 Ku band transponders GSAT-30 will provide DTH (direct to home) television […]
SPACE PROGRAMMES OF 2020
Summary of some of the space launches scheduled for 2020 NASA Mars Rover Atlas v rocket will be the vehicle in July 2020 Planning to land in Jezero crater of Mars This can collect rocks, soil samples and store them in a cache Also understanding that whether the earlier environment were conducive to life forms […]