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India formulates indigenous Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
India’s Bharat Biotech has developed world’s first vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) using an Indian strain of the virus. It used JE virus collected from Kolar in Karnataka to develop the vaccine which will provide protection agains wider strains of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Moon crash site named after Sally Ride
NASA has honored Sally Ride, the first woman in space who died earlier this year, by naming a crash site of a pair of spacecrafts Ebb and Flow. Both were deliberately crashed into a mountain near the moon’s north pole. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Longest extraterrestrial River discovered on Saturn's moon Titan
Images from NASA’s Cassini mission have revealed the existence of the longest extraterrestrial river system ever – on Saturn’s moon Titan – and it looks like a small version of Nile River on Earth. The river valley on Titan is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Solution to Global Warming: Re-freeze the Arctic
As per a novel solution offered by an American scientist David Keith to tackle global warming, we could refreeze the Arctic by injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere with the help of a few modified jets. These particles would reduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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DRDO develops depth detector “Tarangini”
Scientists from the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Lab, have developed a device named “Tarangini” which can fathom underwater depth and can also measure the hardness of the bottom surface. Application: Tarangini ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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“IPv6” available in India
The new version internet address “IPv6” is now available in India. This version will provide advantage over previous IPv4 version as it will accommodate larger number of users each assigned with specific address. IPv4 provides limited space and service providers ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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ISRO to skip December launch for SARAL
ISRO which had slated to launch Indo-French spacecraft "SARAL" on 12-12-12 may skip the launch due to technical issues and additional tests proposed to improve reliability. The launch is now expected in January-February, 2013. Click here for more on SARAL:
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Voyager 1 enters into “Magnetic Highway”
NASA’s spacecraft Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977, has entered into unknown area, which is said to be the edge of the solar system. NASA calls the region a "magnetic highway" where particles from inside the sun’s magnetic sphere ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Hyderabad firm develops TCAS for Railways
A Hyderabad based firm, Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL), have developed a new safety device to prevent train collision. The device called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was recently tested for its viability. What is special about this device? The device ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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‘Genetic accident’ behind evolution of human intelligence
As per scientists, a ‘genetic accident’ which occurred around 500 million years ago was the origin of intelligence when the genes that enabled humans to think and reason evolved. As per new findings, intelligence in humans developed as the result ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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