Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and COVID-19
Posted on19 Jun 2020
TagsSCIENCE
In the wake of new challenges to human health worldwide due to COVID-19, it becomes imperative to come up with long term... Read More
Hydroxychloroquine
Posted on15 May 2020
Source: The Hindu Manifest pedagogy: India’s gesture of helping the USA with the drug has played a crucial role at difficult times. The... Read More
Biofortification
Posted on15 May 2020
TagsSCIENCE
Source: The Hindu Manifest pedagogy: Food fortification and biofortification are novel biotechnology solutions to fight India’s hidden hunger. If implemented across the country... Read More
Convalescent plasma therapy
Posted on24 Apr 2020
Source: The Hindu Manifest pedagogy: In the pursuit of mitigating the spread of and fatality due to COVID-19, the researchers, scientists and doctors... Read More
Elastocaloric Effect
Posted on20 Apr 2020
TagsSCIENCE
When rubber bands are twisted and untwisted, it produces a cooling effect called the “electrocaloric” effect. The electrocaloric effect can be regarded... Read More
Dirac Metals
Posted on19 Apr 2020
Why in news? Researchers from IIT Bombay have discovered special properties in a class of materials called “semi-Dirac metals”. What are Dirac... Read More
Hyperloop
Posted on19 Apr 2020
Why in news? Virgin Group and Maharashtra Govt have signed a new MOU to build a hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune. Hyperloop... Read More
Superconductivity
Posted on19 Apr 2020
TagsSCIENCE
Why in news? Researchers of IISc have recently reported that they have achieved superconductivity at room temperature. What is Superconductivity? Electricity is... Read More
Moon’s Aitken Crater
Posted on08 Apr 2020
Why in news? Scientists have observed an unusual anomaly in the south pole of the moon-Aitken basin. What is the Aitken Basin?... Read More
Hantavirus
Posted on03 Apr 2020
Source: The Hindu Manifest pedagogy: Hantavirus is not new to the world. But any new strain of an old virus has to be... Read More