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What are synthetic cannabinoids, that China banned recently?
The Chinese Government recently announced that it is to add the Synthetic Cannabinoids to the list of banned drugs in the country. This is being done to curb the trafficking and manufacturing of the drug. In simple term, the Synthetic Cannabinoid is an artificially produced Cannabinoid. Cannabinoid is a compound found on Cannabis plant. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: banned drugs • Cannabinoids • Cannabis • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Drugs • Marijuana
Flint Water Crisis
Nine former officials who served in the Michigan, US and the state’s former governor Rick Snyder were recently charged in connection with a criminal investigation into the Flint Water crisis. Flint Water Crisis The Flint Water Crisis is an ongoing investigation on public health crisis. The issue began when the City of Flint in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Disease Outbreak • flint river • Lead Poisoning • Pneumonia • Water pollution
US National Rifle Association
The United States National Rifle Association recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The association filed for bankruptcy in order to avoid being investigated by New York Attorney General. Background The New York Attorney General had sued the National Rifle Association in August 2020 based on allegations that the association top ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Attorney General of India • Bankruptcy • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • chapter 11 • National Rifle Association • United States
Chapare Virus: Human to Human Transmission discovered in Bolivia
The researchers from the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered that the Chapare Virus is capable of human to human transmission. Bolivia is currently facing an outbreak of the virus. Just like the Ebola virus, the Chapare virus is capable of causing haemorrhagic fever. What is Chapare Virus? The Chapare virus ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Bolivia • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Chapare virus • Outbreak • RT-PCR • Virus • World Health Organization (WHO)
Low Cost Covid-19 Diagnostic Kits developed by IIT Guwahati
In association with the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and RR Animal Healthcare Limited, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, kits for diagnosing Covid-19 has been developed by using material that is available in the local market. 3 different types of diagnosis low-cost kits have been developed, they are Ribonucleic acid (RNA) ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • COVID-19 • Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) • IIT Guwahati • National Health Mission • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) • Reverse Transcriptase (RT) • Viral Transport Media (VTM) • World Health Organisation (WHO)