WHO approves use of malaria vaccine with adjuvant tech Context The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday authorized the use of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, which was created by the Serum Institute of India and the University of Oxford using adjuvant technology from Novavax. The […]
IAF likely to induct Astra BVR air-to-air missile by year-end Context Defence sources state that the first batch of the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air Missile, for which the Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed two contracts with Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL), is […]
Medicine Nobel 2023 goes to duo who paved the way for mRNA COVID vaccines Context The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been given to American physician-scientist Drew Weissman and Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó. The discovery of successful mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 was […]
Army to rediscover ‘Indic heritage of statecraft’ from texts Context In collaboration with the United Service Institution of India (USI), a defense think tank, the Indian Army has launched a project called Project Udbhav to reexamine the “profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts” […]
Kazan Meet makes no headway on equal rights in Afghanistan Context India participated in the nine-nation “Moscow Format” meeting on Saturday in the Russian city of Kazan even though it was unclear whether the Afghanistan Embassy in Delhi would close within the upcoming week. The […]
Biologists in slow race to help North America’s rarest tortoise Context Less than 2,500 tortoises are believed to remain in the wild in Mexico, and experts warn that dangers to the species are growing due to pet and food hunting. Bolson Tortoise: With a carapace […]
‘Ultra-long g-secs to see good demand from insurers, pension funds in H2’ Context According to officials, insurance companies and provident funds, which are eager and have been searching for opportunities to park long-term assets, may readily absorb India’s first-ever issue of 50-year government bonds and […]
Indian Navy to unveil ‘Swavlamban 2.0’ next week: Vice-Chief Context : Vice-Admiral Sanjay Singh, the Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, announced on Wednesday that the Indian Navy will unveil its updated indigenization road map, known as “Swavlamban 2.0,” next week. This document will provide an […]
India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of the population by 2050: UNFPA report Context The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), India, stated in its 2023 India Ageing Report that by 2046, it is likely that the elderly population in the country will have surpassed […]
Malayalam Survival Drama 2018 is India’s official Oscar entry this year Context Malayalam survival drama 2018: Everyone is a Hero has been chosen as India’s official entry to the best foreign language film category at the 96th Academy Awards. What are the Oscar Awards? The […]