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CCMB Study on Genetic Diversity and Species Traits
A recent study conducted by scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) has shed light on the fascinating relationship between genetic diversity and species traits. By analyzing over 1,200 sequences from a maternally-inherited gene across 128 species, ..
Tags: Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology • CSIR • Molecular biology
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
NITI Aayog-CSIR Report on Lead Poisoning in India
A joint study by NITI Aayog and CSIR highlighted the growing concern of lead poisoning among children under 19 years of age in India. Key findings A new report by the CSIR and NITI Aayog found that India has the ..
Tags: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) • CSIR • Lead Poisoning • NITI Aayog
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
HANSA-NG
HANSA-New Generation (HANSA-NG) is India’s first indigenous aircraft trainer. About HANSA-NG HANSA-NG is indigenously designed and developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL). It is a two-seater aircraft and a revamped version of the HANSA, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Extension of INSACOG Network to neighbour countries
Recently, India announced to extend its “SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network” to neighbour countries, to fight against Covid-19. Key Facts INSACOG is a network of laboratories for genomic sequencing and surveillance. India will also work for the implementation of “TRIPS ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
India-France MoU on Health research
India and France recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on inherited disorders and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. The MoU was signed between France Institut Pasteur and CSIR of India. It was signed under the purview of Ministry of Science ..
Tags: CSIR • Memorandum of understanding • Science and Technology
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Hyderabad Open Rock Museum
On January 6, 2021, the Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh, inaugurated first “Open Rock Museum” in Hyderabad. Open Rock Museum The museum displays about 35 different varieties of rocks from different parts ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • States Current Affairs