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UNICEF launches the COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard

Source: UNICEF News: As the designated COVAX procurement coordinator and procurement agent, UNICEF has launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard. Facts: Purpose: The dashboard is an interactive tool for countries, partners and industry to follow the developments of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 vaccine market and the efforts of the COVAX Facility to ensure fair and equitable access… Continue reading UNICEF launches the COVID-19 vaccine market dashboard

IFFCO gas leak: How dangerous is ammonia?

Source: The Indian Express News: A major ammonia gas leakage at the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited(IFFCO) unit at Prayagraj has occurred. Facts: What is Ammonia? A tri-hydroid of nitrogen(NH3), ammonia is a building block for ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) that is used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertiliser. Source of Ammonia: It is highly soluble in water,… Continue reading IFFCO gas leak: How dangerous is ammonia?

E-Sampada Mobile App launched

Source: The New Indian Express News: Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a new Web Portal and Mobile App named “e-Sampada”. Facts: e-Sampada: It is a mobile application that provides a single window for all services including allotment for over one lakh government residential accommodations, office space allotment to government organisations… Continue reading E-Sampada Mobile App launched

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Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions

Source: DownToEarth News: According to a report by the International Energy Agency(IEA), progress on carbon capture and storage(CCS) technology from 2010-2020 was not on track to effectively control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve net zero emissions to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Facts: What is CCUS? CCUS technology is designed to capture… Continue reading Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions

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India’s First Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine “Pneumosil”

Source: The Indian Express News: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has inaugurated India’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(PCV) named “Pneumosil”. Facts: Pneumosil: It has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Private Limited (SIIPL) in collaboration with partners like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Pneumosil was licensed by the Drugs Controller General (India)… Continue reading India’s First Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine “Pneumosil”

Singapore’s beloved street hawker culture, now a Unesco ‘Intangible Heritage’

Source: The Indian Express News: Singapore’s vibrant street hawker culture has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO. street hawker centres are representative of Singapore’s multiculturalism with stalls selling cheap, delicious food of Chinese, Malay, Indian origins among others. Facts: Intangible cultural heritage: It means the traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors… Continue reading Singapore’s beloved street hawker culture, now a Unesco ‘Intangible Heritage’

IISER scientists identify the gene that greens plants

Source: The Hindu News: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) have identified a gene called “BBX11”. Facts: BBX11: It is a gene that facilitates in the greening of plants by playing a crucial role in regulating the levels of protochlorophyllide — an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the green pigment chlorophyll. What… Continue reading IISER scientists identify the gene that greens plants

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