Bio-taxis for cancer treatment
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Biotechnology

Bio-taxis for cancer treatment

Researchers at the IISc-Bengaluru have developed a new way to deliver cancer vaccines using the body’s natural transport system.

Nerium oleander (Arali)
Posted in Environment Species in news

Nerium oleander (Arali)

Kerala has banned oleander (arali) flowers in temple offerings, after a woman died after accidentally chewing leaves of the oleander plant.

PS4 Engine
Posted in Science & Technology ICT Space Science

PS4 Engine – 3D Printing

ISRO successfully conducted hot testing of 3D printed rocket engine at ISRO Propulsion Complex (Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu).

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 12-13 May 2024

Hermes 900, Orangutan, Oleander Flower, Neural Processing Unit

International Forest Governance (IFG) Report
Posted in Environment

International Forest Governance (IFG) Report

Report on International Forest Governance (IFG) Released

Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem
Posted in Environment

Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem

A study conducted by the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur highlights air pollution posing serious threat to Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem.

Admitting New Members to UN
Posted in World Affairs

Admitting New Members to UN

UNGA passes a Resolution calling Security Council (SC) to admit Palestine as member of UN

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023
Posted in Defence Polity

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023 Notified

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 11 May 2024

Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctury, Typhoid, Hague Convention 1945, Bakanae Disease, Kamikaze Drones

Pink Hydrogen
Posted in Science & Technology

Pink Hydrogen

India is in talks with large domestic companies to invest in the regulated nuclear sector, including promoting clean power through generation of pink hydrogen.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Posted in Modern History Personalities in History

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently paid homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.

Neglected Tropical Disease
Posted in Social Sector

Neglected Tropical Disease

WHO releases progress report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)