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Lenacapavir Shows Promising Results in Preventing HIV Among Young Women

Lenacapavir Shows Promising Results in Preventing HIV Among Young Women

Context: The recent large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda for lenacapavir, a new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug, shows...

Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme Promoting ‘Atma Nirbharta’ in Defence

Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme Promoting ‘Atma Nirbharta’ in Defence

Context: The TDF scheme is instrumental in advancing ‘Atma Nirbharta’ in the defence sector, encouraging start-ups and MSMEs to develop...

Emerging Threat: Snowblind Banking Malware

Emerging Threat: Snowblind Banking Malware

Emerging Threat: Snowblind Banking Malware   Context: A new banking malware called ‘Snowblind’ is targeting Android users to steal banking...

IEEE Approves IIT Bombay’s Network Standard

IEEE Approves IIT Bombay’s Network Standard

Context: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approves wireless network architecture for affordable broadband access in rural areas developed...

Megafauna Extinctions

Megafauna Extinctions

Context: Over the past 50,000 years, land vertebrate faunas have undergone significant losses, particularly of large species known as megafauna....

Species in News: Psilocybe Mushrooms

Species in News: Psilocybe Mushrooms

Context: In a recent publication in Mycologia, researchers from Stellenbosch University and citizen mycologists introduce two new species of psychoactive...

Zinc’s Groundbreaking Impact on Nitrogen Fixation and  Climate-Friendly Farming

Zinc’s Groundbreaking Impact on Nitrogen Fixation and Climate-Friendly Farming

Context: Researchers in France have discovered the crucial role of zinc in promoting the health and productivity of legume crops. ...

Understanding Epilepsy and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Understanding Epilepsy and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Context: Oran Knowlson, a UK-based teenager, has become the first person globally to receive a brain implant designed to control...

Global IndiaAI Summit 2024

Global IndiaAI Summit 2024

Context: The Global IndiaAI Summit 2024, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in New Delhi, aims to...

Scientists Measure Top Quark Mass with Highest Precision Yet

Scientists Measure Top Quark Mass with Highest Precision Yet

Context: Scientists have achieved the most precise measurement of the heaviest known subatomic particle, the top quark at a major...

Project Nexus

Project Nexus

Context: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Fast Payments Systems (FPSs) of Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will be...

Indigenous conventional submarine -Project-76

Indigenous conventional submarine -Project-76

Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has taken up a preliminary study on the design and development of an...

Transition from Dirty Fuels to Clean Energy: Challenges and Unexpected Diversions

Transition from Dirty Fuels to Clean Energy: Challenges and Unexpected Diversions

About India’s Energy Landscape: Heavy investments in clean energy do not eliminate reliance on older fuels immediately. India is the...

UN Proposes Multilateral Fund to Share Benefits of Genetic Resources

UN Proposes Multilateral Fund to Share Benefits of Genetic Resources

Context: In August 2024, international delegates will gather to discuss a milestone proposal relating to a multilateral fund for sharing...

Choroid Plexus Role in Stroke Recovery

Choroid Plexus Role in Stroke Recovery

Context: Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed an innovative animal model to explore the role of the choroid...