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CSIR moots ‘mega labs’ to boost COVID-19 testing

News: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) is working on developing “mega labs” to ramp up testing for COVID-19 as well as improve the accuracy rate. Facts: Mega Labs: These labs will use Next Generation Sequencing(NGS) machines (NGS) which are normally used for sequencing human genomes to sequence 1,500 to 3,000 viral genomes at… Continue reading CSIR moots ‘mega labs’ to boost COVID-19 testing

Explained: What is the Perseids meteor shower set to peak mid-August?

News: The Perseids meteor shower is going to be active from August 17th to 26th,2020. Facts: Perseids: It is a meteor shower that peaks every year in mid-August.It was first observed over 2,000 years ago.It occurs as the Earth runs into pieces of cosmic debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. Additional Facts: Comets: They… Continue reading Explained: What is the Perseids meteor shower set to peak mid-August?

Daughters have equal birthright to inherit property: Supreme Court

News: The Supreme Court held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property.  Facts:  The Court ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by birth and does not depend on whether her father was alive or not when the law was enacted in… Continue reading Daughters have equal birthright to inherit property: Supreme Court

Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

News: Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy during the week long “GandagiMuktBharat” Campaign.  Facts:   Swachh Bharat Mission Academy is a phone-based academy having IVR based free mobile online learning course.   The training course contains a 60 minutes module spanning various topics under ODF-S and Solid Waste Management.  The SBM Academy course has four chapters, each… Continue reading Swachh Bharat Mission Academy

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