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Om: CSIR-CDRI RT-PCR kit for Omicron Variant

January 27, 2022

The scientists from ‘CSIR – Central Drug Research Institute’ have developed an indigenous RT-PCR kit called ‘Om’. This kit will be used to test the omicron variant. Highlights Om kit is the first kit developed by any government institution for ..

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Data Privacy Day 2022

January 26, 2022

Data Privacy Day is celebrated on January 28, every year, with the objective of spreading awareness on Privacy. Observance of the day is “an international effort of creating awareness on importance of respecting privacy, enabling trust and safeguarding data”. Key ..

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Blockchain technology in Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

January 26, 2022

Recently, 61 winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2021 and 2022 got digital certificates, that use blockchain-driven technology. Highlights The blockchain-driven technology has been developed under the “National Blockchain Project”, by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT ..

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What is ‘Artificial womb’?

January 26, 2022

Recently, in a Twitter exchange, CEO of Tesla Elon Musk, co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin and founder of e-commerce platform Gumroad Sahil Lavingia talked about population collapse and use of ‘artificial wombs’ to tackle this crisis. Highlights Their talk was focused ..

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World’s fastest AI supercomputer

January 25, 2022

According to Facebook parent company Meta, its new “artificial intelligence supercomputer” will be the fastest across the world, by the middle of year 2022. Highlights Meta introduced the AI Research Super Cluster (RSC) on January 24, 2022. It is believed ..

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Community Transmission of Omicron

January 24, 2022

The Genome Consortium INSACOG recently announced that Omicron is at the “Community Transmission” stage in India. The ICT admissions and hospitalisation of patients are increasing. The Omicron has become dominant in metros though the infections are asymptomatic and mild. Community ..

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Twitter: NFT Profile Picture feature

January 24, 2022

On January 21, 2022. Twitter announced a new way for users to authenticate their profile pictures, which is fuelled by non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Key Points It is significant for NFT owners who have been uploading their digital assets as profile ..

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UNSC 3-D Virtual Diplomacy

January 22, 2022

On January 20, 2022, members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) went on a virtual field trip to Columbia, with the help of Virtual Reality (VR) technology. 3-D Virtual Diplomacy On the virtual trip, they listen, watched and got insights into the ..

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Recent Study on Antimicrobial resistance

January 21, 2022

A recent Lancet study says that Antimicrobial resistance is now the leading cause of death. It has surpassed HIV and malaria. The study says that in 2019 antimicrobial resistance killed more than 1.27 million people all over the world. This ..

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TOI-2180: New Jupiter-like Exoplanet

January 20, 2022

A group of scientists recently discovered a new planet. The planet is of the size of Jupiter. The new planet is 379 light years away from the earth. It is 105 times denser than the earth. The planet is named ..

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