‘A Street Scene in Montmartre’

‘A Street Scene in Montmartre’ is a painting by Dutch painter, Vincent Van Gogh. It was painted in 1887 and is being opened for public viewing after more than a century. It is to be auctioned at the Sotheby’s auction ..

Cryptojacking

Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of a person’s computer system to mine cryptocurrency. Cybercriminals make use of re-profiled botnets so that control and command servers re-purpose infected computers to mine cryptocurrencies. The recent increase in the cryptocurrency prices has increased ..

Camptothecin

Camptothecin is an alkaloid extracted from Nothapodytes nimmoniana, an endangered plant species in India. It is also extracted from the Camptotheca acuminate, a tree species found in China. To produce just 1 tonne of camptothecin, nearly 1,000 tonnes of plant ..

SSLV D1

SSLV D1 is a new generation of mini rocket from ISRO. This Small Satellite Launch Vehicle is to be launched on its maiden flight this year and would be catering to the small satellite launch service market. It is to ..

Laschamps Excursion

Laschamps Excursion or Laschamps Event is a geomagnetic excursion i.e. a change in the magnetic field of the earth. The event was named after a village in French Massif Central. This event took place some 42,000 years ago. A recent ..

N440K

N440K is a new strain of SARS CoV 2 reported in India. This strain is spreading more in the southern states than elsewhere in the country. However, the variant is not unique to India as it has been found in ..

Solar gigawatt club

Solar gigawatt club is an unofficial tag given to countries with installed capacity to produce 1 GW of solar power. Currently 37 countries hold this tag. The recently released African Solar Energy Outlook 2021 reported that only 2 countries from ..

Atmospheric new particle formation

Atmospheric new particle formation or NPF is a phenomenon of development of molecular clusters and their growth in the atmosphere. This process occurs in different environments and is important for its role in formation of particulate matter in the air. ..

Nidhi company

Nidhi company is an NBFC (non-banking finance sector) company recognised under section 406 of the 2013 Companies Act. These companies are to function in accordance with the Nidhi Rules, 2014. They are involved in borrowing and lending money and are ..

Pasteurella multoceda

Pasteurella multoceda is a bacteria named after Louis Pasteur. It is commonly found in the respiratory tract of herbivorous animals such as cattle. It undergoes rapid multiplication when the host animal is under stress, is unhealthy or has low immunity. ..