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Global Fund raises $13.92 billion to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

News:French President has said that the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria(GFATM) has raised at least USD 13.92 billion for the next three years. Facts: About GFATM: The Global Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria(GFATM) is an international financial organization. It aims to attract, leverage and invest additional resources to… Continue reading Global Fund raises $13.92 billion to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

Malware Smominru

News:Malware Smominru whose incidence was first reported in 2017, continues to infect computers in a big way. Facts: The malware attacks infrastructure in a widely distributed and complex way making it unlikely to be taken down easily. The botnet relies on more than 20 dedicated servers mostly located in the US, Malaysia and Bulgaria. It… Continue reading Malware Smominru

LCROSS

News: NASA might have a follow-up mission of LCROSS. Facts: About LCROSS: Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. It was launched in 2009 along with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LCROSS had an attached Centaur booster rocket which into the crater Cabeus near the south pole of… Continue reading LCROSS

Saturn

News:Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most number of moons. Facts: The discovery of 20 new moons of Saturn has made Saturn the planet with the highest number of moons (82) against 79 moons of Jupiter. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The discovery have been… Continue reading Saturn

GEMINI

News:Union Minister for Earth Sciences launched the Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information (GEMINI) device. Facts: About GEMINI: GEMINI stands for Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information. The device has been developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is electronically designed… Continue reading GEMINI

Mosaic Mission

News: Polar Researcher Vishnu Nandan will be the only Indian among 300 scientists from across the world aboard the MOSAiC Expedition. Facts: MOSAiC stands for Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. It is the largest ever Arctic expedition in history, and will be the first year-round expedition into the central Arctic exploring… Continue reading Mosaic Mission

Geotail

News: CLASS, an instrument on Chandrayaan 2 had detected charged particles during the mission. This happened during the orbiter’s passage through the “geotail”. Facts: Geotail: The geotail is a region in space that allows the best observations. The region exists as a result of the interactions between the Sun and Earth. Once every 29 days,… Continue reading Geotail

Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

News:Since August,2019 a rare disease has killed five elephants in Odisha. The disease is caused by a virus called Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV). Facts: About EEHV: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) is also known as Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1(ElHV-1). EEHVs is a type of herpesvirus that can cause a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease in young Asian elephants… Continue reading Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

Cosmic Web

News: The cosmic web has been imaged on a large scale for the first time. The study has been published in the journal Science. Facts: Cosmic Web: Galaxies across the universe are connected by a complex structure made up of filaments of dark matter and sheets of hydrogen gas. The network connecting these intergalactic filaments… Continue reading Cosmic Web

International Astronomical Union names minor planet after Pandit Jasraj

News: International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet after Indian musician Pandit Jasraj. He’s the first Indian musician to receive this honour. Facts: Minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128), has been named ‘Panditjasraj.’ The minor planet is an asteroid. It traverses the cosmos between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered… Continue reading International Astronomical Union names minor planet after Pandit Jasraj

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