Chandigarh now has its first pollen calendar, which can identify potential allergy triggers and provide a clear understanding for clinicians as well as allergy sufferers about their causes to help limit their exposure during high pollen loads. Pollen calendars represent Read More …
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Coal India Ltd launches “Spectral Enhancement” (SPE) software
Coal India Ltd (CIL), under the Ministry of Coal has launched a new software named “Spectral Enhancement” (SPE), which will help in identifying thin coal seams under the earth crust and improve assessment of coal resources using seismic survey during Read More …
India’s first dugong conservation reserve to be in Palk Bay
The Tamil Nadu State Assembly on September 4, 2021 declared 500 sq.km of the biodiversity-rich waters in the Palk Bay as India’s first dugong conservation reserve. The dugong reserve will span the northern part of the Palk Bay from Adiramapattinam Read More …
Nipah virus case in Kerala
Why in the news? A 12-year-old boy infected with the Nipah virus died in a private hospital in Kozhikode on September 5, 2021. The boy showed symptoms of encephalitis and myocarditis – inflammation of the brain and heart muscles respectively. What is Read More …
What is Account Aggregator System?
Why in the news? On September 2, 2021 eight major banks in India — State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank — joined the Account Aggregator Read More …
What is Inspiration4?
Why in the news? Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced on September 3, 2021 that ‘Inspiration4’, its first all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight, is on track for launch on September 15. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Read More …
Hansa-NG has successful maiden flight
The two-seater Hansa New Generation (Hansa-NG) aircraft had a successful maiden flight on September 3, 2021 when it took off from the HAL airport and flew for about 20 minutes. Designed and developed by the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Read More …