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Pfizer acquires Seagen for cancer treatment development

March 14, 2023

Current context: Pfizer will spend 43 billion dollar to buy Seagen for cancer research development. Pfizer will pay 229 dollar per share to Seagen. Both the companies will collaborate to provide Seagen’s antibody drug co…

UAE will send second astronaut sultan AI

February 27, 2023

Current Context: The UAE will send its second astronaut, Sultan Al Neyadi, to space on March 2, 2023. He is a military engineer who was selected as part of the UAE Astronaut Programme. . He is also known as "Sultan…

General Atomics starts project in India on AI, drones and semiconductors

February 03, 2023

Current context: The US-based company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has started three important projects in India in the areas of AI, drones, and semiconductors following the launch of a joint US-I…

New Secretariat to preserve land and ocean by 2030

December 24, 2022

Current Context: New Secretariat to preserve land and ocean by 2030 was announced by the High Ambition Coalition (HAC). High Ambition Coalition plans to set up a new Secretariat to preserve 30% of the world’s land and oc…

SII Launches HPV Vaccine

September 02, 2022

Current Context: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched the first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, CERVAVAC for the prevention of ce…

Monkeypox spreading in vulnerable groups, including children, warns WHO

June 30, 2022

Current Context: World Health Organisation (WHO) asserted that it is ‘concerned’ about the fact that the monkeypox virus has started spreading among vulnerable groups. The vulnerable group consists of Pregnant women, im…

Covovax is approved by DCGI for children aged 7 to 12 years

June 29, 2022

Current Context: The Serum Institute Of India's (SII) Covid-19 vaccine Covovax has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for children between the ages group of 7 and 12 years. As per the recom…

Scientists Discover Rare Snake Fossil in Ladakh

May 17, 2022

Current Context: A Group of Scientists has discovered a rare species of snake in the Mountains of Ladakh by the name Madtsoiidae. The newly discovered Madtsoiidae is an extinct group of medium-sized to gigantic snakes, i…

GAIL to Set up India’s Largest PEM Based Green Hydrogen Project

May 13, 2022

Current Context: GAIL to line Up India’s Largest PEM Based Green Hydrogen Project. The project would be installed at GAIL’s Vijaipur Complex, in Guna District of Madhya Pradesh, and this may be supported by renewable pow…

First Image of Black Hole at Milky Way Galaxy Centre

May 12, 2022

Current Context: Scientist unveils first glimpses of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy Sagittarius A. This image was snapped by the same Event Horizon Telescope that unveiled the first-eve…

PK2: A Treatment Against Diabetes

May 03, 2022

Current Context: A molecular medicine PK2 has been developed by the researchers at IIT Mandi. Researchers at IIT Mandi, have been able to develop PK2 which is capable of triggering the release of INSULIN by the Pancreas.…

IIT Madras Launches India’s 1st Polycentric Prosthetic Knee

April 15, 2022

Current Context: IIT-Madras has indigenously manufactured 1st polycentric prosthetic knee. It is a revolutionary step towards prosthesis as it is very light, 5 times cheaper compared to the imported prosthetics, and has …

Ecuador becomes the 1st Country to Award Legal Rights to Wild Animals

April 12, 2022

Current Context: Ecuador Supreme Court awards legal rights to Wild Animals. Delivering the judgment, the Top Court said that wild animals have the right not to be hunted, kept captive, trafficked, marketed, or exchanged.…

MoCA gave NOC to SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd to Operate Commercial Flights

October 14, 2021

Current Context: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has given NOC (No Objection Certificate) to SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd to operate commercial flight services across the country. It will operate under the brand name of ‘A…

Indian Space Association (ISpA)

October 12, 2021

Current Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Indian Space Association (ISpA) virtually. He mentioned that through the ISpA, India will unite the space sector across the world. The ISpA will prove a major platf…

Credit Plan for Yak Husbandry in Arunachal Pradesh Approved

October 01, 2021

Current Context: The credit plan for yak husbandry in Arunachal Pradesh was approved by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). It will help the herders to secure loans, which will further help the…

14 Tiger Reserves in India received CA|TS Accreditation

July 31, 2021

Current Context: The 14 tiger reserves in India have received Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) accreditation. The announcement was made by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhup…

‘EnVision’ Mission to Study Venus

June 14, 2021

Current Context: The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to develop its own mission to study the planet Venus. The ESA wants to study the holistic view of Venus from its inner core to the upper atmosphere. In this reg…

ATMAN AI Tool for COVID-19 Detection

May 13, 2021

Current Context: The DRDO's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) developed an AI based tool named ATMAN to detect COVID-19 using chest X-rays.

Bharat Biotech Signed Pact with Precisa Medicamentos

January 13, 2021

Current Context: Bharat Biotech has entered into an agreement with Precisa Medicamentos.

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