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1.Omkareshwar Floating Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh News SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN Limited, has commissioned the 90 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The project, one of the largest floating solar initiatives in Central and North India, is expected to generate 196.5 million units of energy in its firRead More…
1.DNA PROFILING?? Definition: DNA profiling, also known as DNA fingerprinting, is aforensic technique used to identify individuals based on their uniqueDNA characteristics. It involves comparing DNA samples to assess thelikelihood of a match.● Principles: DNA profiling relies on the fact that no two individuals(except identical twins) have the same DNA sequence, making it apowerful tool Read More…
1.E-RUPEE Major fintech companies, including Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik are looking to join the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital currency project by allowing their users to transact in e-rupee via Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Background: Initially, only banks were allowed to offer e-rupee transactions, but the RBI has now opened the project to Read More…
1.Geothermal Energy WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY? Geothermal energy is heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth. Water and/or steam carry the geothermal energy to the Earth’s surface. Depending on its characteristics, geothermal energy can be used for heating and cooling purposes or be harnessed to generate clean electricity. Geological Survey of India has found around 340 hotRead More…
1. Organ Transplant Overview: All cases of organ transplants will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient, according to a recent directive by the Union Health Ministry. Norms In a first, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfarehas issued a set of guidelines for the transportation oflive humanRead More…
1.Ceramics Ceramics can typically withstand very hot or acidic environments, many forms of chemical erosion, and are hard and difficult to compress. But they are also brittle — i.e. can shatter — and don’t handle shear, or sliding, stress well. ● The science of preparing and studying ceramics’ microscopic properties is called ceramography. ● In modernity, scientists have Read More…
1.Genetic screening News Athletes worldwide are increasingly turning to genetic screening to enhance their performance. This emerging science offers valuable insights into personal traits like food allergies, vitamin and mineral needs, and other physiological factors. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has been using genetic tests since 2017 to improve playRead More…
1. LA NINA ● La Nina is a climate phenomenon characterised by a cooling of the sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial PacificOcean. ● It is one phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in theEarth’s climate system. ● La Nina typically develops during the late summer or early fall and can last for several months, sometimes longer. ● The termRead More…
1. Nano-MIND technology Context: In a ground-breaking experiment, researchers at the Center for Nanomedicine at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Yonsei University in South Korea have demonstrated the ability to control specific brain regions in mice using magnetic fields. This innovation, called Nano-MIND (Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamiRead More…
1.Polio virus ● In the mid-20th century, researchers widely believed the polio virus could only be grown in cultures of nerve cells. ● This misconception was propagated by their inability to infect rhesus macaques by the oral route, and only by directly injecting the virus into the nervous system. ● At the time, they didnʼt know the problem was with the polio virus strains thRead More…
