COVID-19 & T-Cell Immunity
Context Recent studies have shown that people unexposed to and not infected with Covid-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2 or Novel Coronavirus) may still exhibit T cell responses specific to other Back to Basics: What are B cells?…
United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Context Recently, the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has held a high-level dialogue on the subject ‘Multilateralism after Covid-19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th Anniversary?’ The UN…
PLpro Protein
Context According to a new study on Covid-19, pharmacological inhibition of PLpro blocks virus replication and also strengthens immune response in humans. About the Study Usually, when a virus attacks human cells, the infected body cells…
Aarogya Setu
Context The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology issued a data-sharing and knowledge-sharing protocol for the Aarogya Setu app, laying down guidelines for sharing such data with government agencies and…
Medium, Small, Micro Enterprises
Context The Covid-19 pandemic has left its impact on all sectors of the economy but nowhere is the hurt as much as the Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) of India. How are…
[PIB] Kisan Sabha App
Context In present situation of COVID 19, farmers are looking for help in their harvest reaching the market, seed/ fertilizer procurement, etc. A robust supply chain management is urgently required…
[PIB] Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH) Program
Context Recently National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) has launched a programme on health and risk communication ‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH)’ with focus on…
VidyaDaan 2.0
Context The Union Human Resource Development Minister e-launched VidyaDaan 2.0 program for inviting e-learning content contributions in New Delhi. The programme has been launched due to the increasing requirement for …
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
Context The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a mobile virology research lab. About the Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL) The MVRDL is the combination of…
How coronavirus may affect the kidneys ?
Context Apart from ventilators, another kind of machinery that is in shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic is dialysis machines. Different research reports are now suggesting that a significant proportion of Covid-19 patients are experiencing kidney…