Singapore approves Covid Breath Test

Singapore has approved a covid breath test which detect to covid-19 and show the accurate results in less than a minute. Who developed the test? The test has been developed by a start-up Breathonix. About the test kit The test ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Maharashtra seeks World Heritage Site Tag for 14 Forts

Maharashtra Government has prepared and submitted a tentative serial nomination for 14 forts of the state, to get World Heritage Site tag. What are those forts? Maharashtra has listed 14 sites including Shivneri fort, Raigad Fort, Torna fort, Rajgad Fort, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Nuclear Scientist Srikumar Banerjee Passed Away

Nuclear Scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, SriKumar Banerjee passed away at 75 on May 23, 2021 due to heart attack after he recovered from COVID-19. Who was Srikumar Banerjee? He was a veteran nuclear scientist who led ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

US announces restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea

United States has put visa restrictions on officials of Ethiopia and Eritrea, who are accused of increasing six-month-old war in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Why restriction was put? US accused them as they had not taken meaningful steps to end ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Ana- First named Atlantic storm of 2021

According to National Hurricane Centre, Miami, subtropical storm Ana is drifting northeast across the Atlantic Ocean after causing rain to Bermuda. Thus, first named Atlantic storm will cause no damage to land and will dissipate soon. Highlights Ana storm was ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Delhi records 8 new Species of Snakes

After an extensive five-year study by researchers from Delhi University, eight more species were added to the list of snakes in Delhi. Highlights With the addition of eight species, number of snake species recorded in Delhi is increased to 23. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: May 23-24, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 23-24, 2021: INDIA Current Affairs Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat gives assent to Bill that penalises fraudulent conversion by marriage Journalist Rajkumar Keswani, who warned of Bhopal gas tragedy (December 2-3, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

CCoV-HuPn-2018 Coronavirus

CCoV-HuPn-2018 coronavirus, with its origin in dogs, was detected among patients hospitalised with pneumonia in 2017-2018 in Malaysia. As per study, it may be the eighth unique coronavirus known cause disease in humans, once confirmed as pathogen.  However, it does ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

What is Kyasanur Forest Disease?

Recently, researchers found a new point-of-care test to be highly sensitive for rapid diagnosis of Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) which is emerging as a new public health problem & challenge in India. Point-of-care tests The point-of-care tests has been developed ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Haryana to launch ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’

Haryana will launch an anti-Covid “Sanjeevani Pariyojana” on March 24, 2021. It will provide a supervised and quick medical care at home for people, with mild to moderate symptoms of covid-19, residing in rural areas About Sanjeevani Pariyojana “Sanjeevani Pariyojana” ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021