Copper Current Affairs, GK & News
INST develops Nanotechnology based antiepileptic drug Rufinamide
The Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) operating under Department of Science and Technology has developed a nano-technology based low cost antiepileptic drug Rufinamide. Highlights The drug developed is a part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Several nanotechnology initiatives are being increased under the programme. The GoI allocated Rs 20,000 lakh crores for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • Copper • Institute of Nano Science and Technology • Nanotechnology • Rufinamide • Science and Technology
India’s Deep Ocean Mission
The Indian Government has launched an ambitious Rs 8000 crore plan to explore the deep ocean minerals in the Indian Ocean Region. The mission which will be coordinated by the Ministry of Earth Sciences aims to explore and exploit the polymetallic nodules on the seabed.? What are the polymetallic nodules? Polymetallic nodules are small-to-medium potato ..
Topics: Cobalt • Copper • deep sea mining • Ocean wealth • Seabed
Central Water Commission finds iron concentration in 22 spots in six states
A study by the Central Water Commission has observed that high concentration of iron content greater than 1.0 mg/l at 22 water quality stations has been found in six states. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. The permissible iron concentration in surface water should be less than 1.0 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Arsenic • Chemical elements • Chemistry • Copper • Dietary minerals • Iron • Magnesium in biology • Native element minerals • Natural sciences • Physical sciences • Purified water • Transition metals