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• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 27, Jul 2021

Why in News?Recently, a report on opportunities from the use of Geospatial Technologies in the Water Sector was released by the Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga.AboutThis Report was prepared by the Association of Geospatial Industries &nda

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 23, Jul 2021

Why in News?China has reported the first human infection case with Monkey B virus (BV).About Monkey B Virus:First identified in 1932, the virus is learnt to have infected only 50 people till 2020, of which 21 died.It is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic i

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 14, Jul 2021

2DEG means – Two-Dimensional Electron GasWhy in News?Scientists have produced electron gas with ultra-high mobility, which can speed up transfer of quantum information and signal from one part of a device to another and increase data storage and memory.

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 12, Jul 2021

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer.Merkel cell carcinoma is associated with old age, excessive exposure to ultraviolet light and a weak immune system.Merkel cell polyomavirus can get integrated in the human genome and undergo a mutation which

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 08, Jul 2021

Why in news?China was certified as malaria-free by World Health Organisation on June 30, 2021 after a 70-year effort of eradicating this mosquito-borne disease.HighlightsChina reported 30 million cases of Malaria annually in 1940s but no indigenous case was reported

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 07, Jul 2021

Why in news?Recently, the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 has been released by Surf Shark, an online privacy solutions provider.According to it, India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality.Parameters:The study

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 05, Jul 2021

Why in News?  After confirmation of Avian Influenza positive samples in two poultry farms of Panchkula district, Haryana, State has deployed 9 Rapid Response team.Samples of crow/wild birds have been confirmed for AvianInfluenza (H5) from Surat distri

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 05, Jul 2021

Why in News?The LiDAR survey for Delhi-Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor started today from Greater NOIDA .National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is adopting Light Detection and Ranging Survey (LiDAR) technology which provides all the ground details and data in 3

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Mar 2021

Download the complete notes of Science & Technology for Civil Services Examinations & other Govt Competitive Examinations. These notes cover all the topics of science & technology and are written in a very easy, short and crisp manner. These notes will

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 02, Mar 2021

For : GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:Russia has reported the world's first case of a strain of bird flu virus that has infected humans via birds. The outbreak of the H5N8 strain has been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).BACKGROUNDEarliest known