What is the News? China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission has delivered to Earth nearly 2 kg of rocky fragments and dust from the Moon. What is the Chang’e-5 lunar mission? Chang’e 5 lunar mission is the Chinese National Space Administration’s (CNSA) mission to send a robotic spacecraft to the moon to collect samples and return them… Continue reading What samples brought back by China mission tell us about Moon
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Flex-fuel engines to be mandatory soon: Gadkari
What is the News? Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government would soon make it mandatory for all vehicle manufacturers to make flex engines (that can run on more than one fuel). What are Flex Fuel Vehicles(FFV)? Flex Fuel Vehicles(FFV) is a modified version of vehicles that could… Continue reading Flex-fuel engines to be mandatory soon: Gadkari
Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 Notified
What is the News? The Union Government has introduced the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021. What are the key features of Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021? Patent Fees for Educational Institutions Reduced Educational institutions engage in many research activities, where professors and teachers and students generate several new technologies which need to be patented for facilitating commercialization… Continue reading Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 Notified
Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks”, a key initiative to support the medical devices, notified
What is the News? The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has notified the Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks”. What is the Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Parks? Under the scheme, medical parks will be developed to provide common infrastructure facilities in one place thereby creating a robust ecosystem for… Continue reading Scheme for “Promotion of Medical Device Parks”, a key initiative to support the medical devices, notified
Government Notifies PLI Scheme for Automobile & Auto components
What is the News? The government of India has issued notification regarding Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile & Auto components. What is the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile & Auto components? Aim: To overcome the cost disabilities of the industry for the manufacture of Advanced Automotive Technology products in India. Key… Continue reading Government Notifies PLI Scheme for Automobile & Auto components
Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court remarks on EWS quota
What is the News? The Supreme Court has set aside the observations in the Madras High Court’s order, which said that the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in the NEET-All India Quota can be implemented only with the approval of the Supreme Court. Background Recently, the Government of India had announced a 27% reservation for… Continue reading Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court remarks on EWS quota
RBI permits lenders to sell fraud loans to ARCs, paves way for resolution
What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has permitted lenders to transfer the loans that have been classified as fraud to asset reconstruction companies(ARCs). What is the current procedure? Currently, RBI norms require banks to make 100% provisions for the entire amount classified as fraud. Note: As per RBI’s annual report, lenders have… Continue reading RBI permits lenders to sell fraud loans to ARCs, paves way for resolution
China says all crypto-related transactions are illegal
What is the News? China has said that all crypto currency transactions in China, including transactions using Bitcoin, will be deemed illegal. China and Cryptocurrency China has been one of the world’s largest crypto-currency markets.This is despite the fact that trading in crypto-currency has officially been banned in China since 2019. However, the recent announcement… Continue reading China says all crypto-related transactions are illegal
Electronic polymer based low-cost sensor developed to detect explosives rapidly
What is the news? For the first time, Indian scientists have developed a thermally stable and cost-effective electronic polymer-based sensor for rapidly detecting nitro-aromatic chemicals (NACs) used in high-energy explosives. About the findings Poly-nitroaromatic compounds in explosives generally require sophisticated instrumental techniques to detect them. But in the field, like military sites, extremists locations, they… Continue reading Electronic polymer based low-cost sensor developed to detect explosives rapidly
COVID-19: WHO recommends Regeneron antibody therapy for high-risk & seronegative patients
What is the news? Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) approved the Regeneron antibody combination for treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). What is Regeneron? Regeneron is a combination of two drugs — casirivimab and imdevimab. It has reduced mortality in seronegative patients with severe infections. The drug cocktail replicates the natural antibody response of human beings. Last year it was approved by the… Continue reading COVID-19: WHO recommends Regeneron antibody therapy for high-risk & seronegative patients
