Current Affairs Section
- Bharat cancer genome atlas will "help identify cancer-specific biomarkers in India to enable early detection of breast cancers and identify novel drug targets for developing better treatment strategies specific to the Indian population."
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- SPHEREx is the acronym for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, a state-of-the-art infrared telescope designed to map the entire sky in unprecedented detail.
- SPHEREx will photograph the cosmos in 102 infrared colors,helping uncover the truth about the origins of the universe, and life’s key ingredients in our own galaxy
1990 NASA: Hubble Space Telescope –
- First major optical telescope to be placed in space.
- Launched for Lower Earth Orbit
2021: James Webb Space Telescope
- Webb is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
- It does not orbit around the Earth like the Hubble Space Telescope, it orbits the Sun. NASA - Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - set to launch in 2026-27
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- ਨਾਸਾ ਅਰਥ ਆਬਜ਼ਰਵੇਟਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਟ੍ਰੋਪਿਕਲ ਚੱਕਰਵਾਤ ਸੀਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਪਿਲਬਾਰਾ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਤੋੜ ਬਾਰਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ।
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- Skydo Technologies, a Bengaluru-based fintech firm, has received in-principle authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to function as a Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) entity.
- This approval underscores Skydo’s commitment to providing compliant, seamless, and cost-effective cross-border payment solutions for Indian exporters
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- Using silver wire network on a stretchable material, scientists have developed a device that senses strain, mimics pain perception and adapts its electrical response accordingly
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- Known scientifically as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), it is a progressive and fatal neurological disease which primarily affects deer, elk, moose, and reindeer
- Scientists express concern over the possibility of the deadly and incurable 'zombie deer' disease affecting humans.
- CWD is caused by infectious proteins called prions.
- Prions are proteins that cause other proteins in the brain to fold abnormally - they create spongy holes in the tissue - leading to brain damage and neurological diseases.
- CWD prions are highly contagious and spread through body fluids such as saliva, feces, blood, or urine, either by direct contact or environmental contamination.
- It is always fatal in infected animals. There is no vaccine or treatment.
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INDIA FIRST PRIVATE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO COME UP IN ANDHARA PRADESH WITH AN INVESTMENT OF RS 14000 CRORE
Date: 21-01-2025Category: Science & Tech