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Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)

March 17, 2022

On 16th March, Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a pilot project for Hydrogen-based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). About the pilot project This pilot project was initiated by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. For ..

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Autism Early Screening Tool

March 12, 2022

Australia’s La Trobe University in Melbourne developed an early screening tool that can detect autism in children aged between 12 and 24 months. About the new tool The new tool is known as SACS (Social Attention and Communication Surveillance). It ..

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Vincov-19 COVID Drug

March 12, 2022

With the completion of clinical trials that demonstrated excellent results, the first indigenous drug to treat COVID-19 named Vincov-19 is expected to be made available to the public soon. Overview: CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), VINS Bioproducts, and ..

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Xenotransplantation

March 11, 2022

Xenotransplantation is the process of transplantation of an animal organ into a human body. About Xenotransplantation According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Xenotransplantation is any process that involves transplanting, implanting, or infusing the following things into ..

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ESA Vigil

March 11, 2022

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vigil mission, formerly known as Lagrange, is a planned solar weather mission. Under this mission, two spacecraft will be stationed at the Lagrangian points L1 and L5, respectively. Overview: It’s the first of its kind ..

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US Executive order on Cryptocurrency

March 10, 2022

On 9th March 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on cryptocurrency. About the executive order The executive order called on U.S. federal agencies to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies. The order also mentioned the need ..

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Hydrogen production by Urea electrolysis

March 10, 2022

An electro-catalyst system for hydrogen production by urea electrolysis was developed by Indian Scientists. Urea electrolysis Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology developed the Nickel ..

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CERN- European Organization for Nuclear Research

March 10, 2022

CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research where scientists probe the fundamental structure of the universe. About CERN CERN was established in 1954. It has 23 member states. 22 members are European countries. Israel is the only non-European nation ..

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Railways: Smart Event Tracking System

March 9, 2022

Smart Event Tracking System (SETS) is a Google Maps-based planning and analysis tool. It is in-house software of the Indian Railways. Working of Smart Event Tracking System Smart Event Tracking System (SETS) is being used to tackle the problem of ..

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PARAM Ganga

March 9, 2022

PARAM Ganga is the ‘Made in India’ Petascale supercomputer installed at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). About PARAM GANGA PARAM GANGA has a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 PFLOPS (Peta Floating-Point Operations per Second). It was designed and commissioned ..

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