NASA’s Mission to Venus: DAVINCI+ and Veritas

By : Satyaki Paul The first mission to Venus was initiated by NASA with the Discovery Program of 1992. The DAVINCI+ and VERITAS are extension of the earlier programs to study Venusian atmosphere and geology for any form of zoological habitability. 1) DAVINCI+: It is acronym for “Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, […]

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British Medical Journal studies pesticide usage in India

By Sabatini Chatterjee On May 24, 2021 British Medical Journal published a research paper titled “Toxic Epidemiology of poisoning exhibited in Indian population from 2010 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. This paper opined on the malicious effect of pesticide poisoning which is increasing in the adult and young children in recent decades. The […]

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CHIME Experiment: detection of 535 new FRBs

By Satyaki Paul The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a Canadian radio telescope located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. This is a national facility for astronomy operated by the National Research Council of Canada.This radio telescope was designed to answer major questions in astrophysics and cosmology. CHIME is aninnovative radio telescope that […]

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NASA’s Land Rover Snaps Pictures of Clouds in Mars

By Satyaki Paul The Curiosity rover was sent by NASA to explore Gale crater on Mars. It landed on Mars surface on August 6, 2012. The aim of the study was to observe Martian climatic conditions and Planetary habitability studies in preparation for anticipated future Human exploration. Around 2 years ago a research team first […]

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केंद्र सरकार ने ड्रोन हमले की पृष्ठभूमि में ड्रोन नियम, 2021 के मसौदे का प्रस्ताव रखा

द्वारा : सत्यकी पॉल                 12 मार्च, 2021 को नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय (MoCA) ने ड्रोन नियम, 2021 के मसौदे के माध्यम से मानव रहित विमान प्रणाली (UAS) नियमों के लिए एक अद्यतन का प्रस्ताव दिया। ड्रोन नीति का मसौदा यहां उपलब्ध है: https://www.civilaviation.gov .in/sites/default/files/Draft_Drones_Rules_14_Jul_2021.pdf. यह नीति 05 अगस्त, 2021 तक सार्वजनिक टिप्पणी के लिए उपलब्ध […]

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ASPAGNIITM : our own indigenous Cancer cure

By  Satyaki Paul Recently, the Department of BioTechnology (DBT)—National Institute of Immunology (NII) has received trademark for India’s first indigenously produced tumour antigen SPAG9. The SPAG9 was first discovered by Dr. Anil Kumar in 1988, he is currently heading the Cancer research Program at National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi. Presently, ASPAGNIITMis being used […]

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IIT-Ropar develops AmbiTAG

By  Satyaki Paul Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology—Ropar has developed a novelInternet of Things (IoT) device called AmbiTag. This USB-shaped waterproof device documents real-time ambient temperature of a place during the transportation of perishable products (such as vegetables, meat and dairy products), vaccines (such as COVID vaccine), body organs, and blood samples. The data […]

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ADUHELM : FDA Approved Alzheimer’s Drug

By Satyaki Paul Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease named Aducanumab (Aduhelm). According to World Health Organization (WHO), dementia distresses around 50 million people globally, a number that is projected to grow to 82 million by 2030. In India, it is assessed that […]

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लोकतंत्र में सोशल मीडिया : क्या संकट से निपटने में आधुनिक सरकारी प्रयासों के पूरक हो सकते हैं?

वर्तमान समय मे विश्व की अधिकांश जनसंख्या किसी न किसी रूप से सोशल मीडिया से जुड़ा हुआ है यहां तक कि कोविड -19 महामारी के दौरान हमने देखा कि कैसे सोशल मीडिया के जरिए आम नागरिक एक दूसरे की सहायता कर सकते हैं एवं संकट से निपटने में आधुनिक सरकारी प्रयासों के कैसे सहायक सिद्ध […]

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