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NASA’s Moon landing sites for Artemis III mission

August 20, 2022

NASA is in full preparation to send its astronauts to moon again. Ths US space agency is currently focusing on the launch of its Artemis I rocket which is scheduled to be launched on August 29, 2022. This rocket is ..

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Government launched Aqua Bazaar feature of Matsya Setu App

August 20, 2022

To protect the interests of fish farmers and to benefit them from new technologies Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, launched the Online Market Place feature “Aqua Bazar” in the “MatsyaSetu” mobile app. Features of Aqua Bazar The ..

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India’s first electric double-decker bus ‘Switch EiV 22’

August 20, 2022

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari recently launched India’s first AC double-decker electric bus named ‘Switch EiV 22’ developed by Ashok Leyland in Mumbai. About the Bus The bus can gain a 100km of range with ..

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India’s First Indigenous Monkeypox Test Kit

August 20, 2022

The Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone recently launched the first indigenously manufactured RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox. With the help of this kit, infection can be detected quickly. This kit was developed by Transasia-Erba Biomedicals and was launched by Ajay Kumar ..

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3D-printed cornea from Human Donor Corneal Tissue

August 17, 2022

In a first event, researchers successfully developed the 3D-printed artificial cornea from human donor corneal tissue. Artificial cornea was transplanted into a rabbit eye. Important facts: This project was undertaken by researchers from L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad ..

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Manthan platform for R&D collaboration

August 17, 2022

In order to steer the collaboration between industry and research institutes in implementing technology-based social impact innovations and solutions in India, government launched the “Manthan Platform” on August 16, 2022. The Manthan Platform; Promises to expand government’s efforts of building ..

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Arunachal Pradesh ‘Medicine from The Sky’ Project

August 17, 2022

In Arunachal Pradesh, “Medicine from the Sky Project” was unveiled successfully on August 15, 2022.  First flight of drone service was carried from Seppa to Chayang Tajo in East Kameng district. This project is inspired from the Prime Minister’s vision ..

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Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine – Update

August 16, 2022

Bharat Biotech recently sought approval for its intranasal Covid vaccine candidate, BBV154, as two-dose vaccine as well as booster dose. It submitted data from Phase 3 clinical trials of BBV154 to seek approval. Highlights: The heterologous booster infers that, third or ..

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WHO new names for Monkeypox Variants

August 16, 2022

Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) rechristened the variants of monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. It was done to avoid any cultural or social offence. Monkeypox variant has been renamed as “Clades I, IIa and IIb”. Key Points: ..

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Langya: New zoonotic virus in China

August 12, 2022

Another zoonotic virus, Langya, was recently discovered in China, after deadly coronavirus was detected in 2019. It is a type of Henipavirus, and is also called as Langya Henipavirus or LayV. It was detected in Shandong and Henan provinces in ..

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