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Year 2020 saw its last supermoon on May 8, 2020. Other two supermoons occurred on March 9 and across April 7–8. May’s full moon or Supermoon is also known as the Flower Moon. The Flower Moon is named for the Read More …
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced ₹53,215 crore ($7 billion) rights issue, with an aim to bring down the company’s debt. As part of the proposed rights issue, shareholders of Reliance will be offered one new share for every 15 held at Read More …
A group of international astrophysicists have identified cloud bands on the surface of Luhman 16A. These scientists used an idea put forth nearly two decades ago by Indian astrophysicist Sujan Sengupta. The idea is that the light emitted by a Read More …
Eleven people died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked from a LG Polymers chemical plant at R.R. Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on May 7, 2020. The gas leak began around 3.30 a.m. in the plant, Read More …
Why in the news: Suspected hog cholera has killed at least a dozen pigs across two districts of Meghalaya. According to a report published in the Hindu, the disease, a fairly common one, has struck a village each in East Read More …
For including the citizens with feature phones and landline under the protection of Aarogya Setu, the “Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS)” has been implemented. This service is available across the country. This is a toll-free service, where citizens Read More …
According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, Global warming could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El Niño in the Indian Ocean. Consequently floods, storms and drought are likely to worsen and become more regular. The study by Read More …
A recent study based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, which is also known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. The Noctiluca blooms force out plankton that play a vital part in the Arabian Read More …
Astronomers from the University of Utrecht have uncovered the first evidence ever of a river on Mars which flowed across the red planet for more than 100,000 years. The river was a deep, fast-flowing torrent of water which existed year-round. The river was Read More …
Why in the news: According to an opinion piece in The New York Times, Covid pneumonia — a serious medical condition found in severe Covid-19 patients — is preceded by ‘silent hypoxia’, a form of oxygen deprivation that is harder to Read More …
Why in the news: In the 57th Meeting of the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) held on April 17, 2020 through video-conferencing, recommended coal mining in the Saleki proposed reserve forest land in Assam. The NBWL is Read More …
Why in the news: Government plans to implement reverse quarantine as soon as more lockdown measures are eased. Kerala is also planning to introduce “reverse quarantine” along with the present “track, trace and treatment” regime as part of a multi-pronged Read More …
Why in the news: Due to nationwide lockdown, economic activities have been halted. Almost all the sectors are demanding a bailout package. Since the economy has stalled and the government will not be getting its revenues, fiscal deficit is expected Read More …
Why in the news: Recently the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) granted Gilead Sciences orphan drug status for its antiviral drug, Remdesivir under Orphan Drug Act, 1983. The drug originally developed to treat Ebola but found ineffective, is Read More …
The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is currently exploring Convalescent Plasma treatment for COVID-19. The therapy involves the use of convalescent plasma (antibodies) collected from recovered COVID-19 patients so that the antibodies are transferred and boost their fight against Read More …