Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Current Affairs, GK & News
Sero Study Done in Mumbai: Slums Score over the Residential Societies
Serological surveillance study done in 6936 people in three municipal wards in slums and non-slum areas in Mumbai showed a very high proportion of asymptomatic COVID 19 infection. The survey has been conducted by NITI Ayog, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. What has the study shown? As per the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Delhi Government • MCGM • Mumbai • Non-Slum Areas • Sero Study • Seroprevalence • Slums • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research • TIFR
GMRT discovers the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang
The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) is an array of radio telescopes, located in Pune. It is operated by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, under the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Recently, this is one of the four telescopes, through which the biggest explosion seen in the universe since the Big Bang, have ..
Topics: Big Bang • Radio telescope • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
CSIR tops ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020
As per the ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020’, which is based on total research output of institutions, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked in the first place in the country. Based on the researches carried out from December 2018 to November 2019, the ranks are devised. Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, ..
Topics: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • Indian Institute of Science • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
What is the Neutrino Observatory Project?
A neutrino is an electrically neutral fermion. Fermion is a particle that follows Fermi-Dirac statistics, which describes a distribution of particles over energy states in systems that consists of identical or similar particles that obey the Pauli exclusion principle. In December 2017, the Union Cabinet committee on security approved the India based Neutrino Observatory Project. ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Department of Science and Technology • fermion • Neutrino • Neutrino observatory project • Particle physics • Rajya Sabha • Tamil Nadu • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research • Theni
Serotonin may help treat Neurological decline
Researchers at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai found new function for stress buster Serotonin. The serotonin may help treat neurological diseases. The results of this study were published in journal named ‘Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS). About Serotonin Its chemical name is 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). It is a monoamine neurotransmitter which means, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 5-HT • alzheimer • Mitochondria • Monoamine Neurotransmitter • Neurodegenerative Diseases • Parkinson’s. • Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences • Serotonin • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Ajit Kumar Mohanty Appointed Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
The Ministry of Personnel has notified the appointment of Ajit Kumar Mohanty as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for the period of three years. Currently, he is the Director, Physics Group in BARC and Director, Saha Institute Institute of Nuclear Physics. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India’s premier nuclear research facility headquartered ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: AEET • Ajit Kumar Mohanty • Atomic Energy Establishment • Barc • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre • Homi Jehangir Bhabha • Maharashtra • Mumbai • Physics Group • Saha Institute Institute of Nuclear Physics • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research • TIFR • Trombay