Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has invested in an Australian climate technology start-up Rumin8, that aims to curtail the methane emissions of cow burps. Key points (Source: Indian Express)
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Rumin8 aims to curtail the methane emissions of cow burps
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T+1 Settlement
After China, India on January 27 became the second country in the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’ (T+1) settlement cycle in listed securities in stock exchanges. Key points
Odesa added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The historic centre of the port city of Odesa, in Ukraine, has been inscribed on the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List. Key points
Three Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) Notified on the recently amended “IT Rules 2021”
The Centre on January 28 established three Grievance Appellate Committees based on the recently amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules 2021”). Key points
Sagar Samrat: Mobile Offshore Production Unit
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri rededicated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) iconic drilling rig Sagar Samrat, as a Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) on January 28, 2023.
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Jatar Deul
Jatar Deul is a 11th century ancient terracotta Shiva temple in West Bengal’s Sundarbans, which has survived the ravages of time for a millennia. But it is now facing a very modern threat. Key points (Source: The Hindu)
What are microRNAs?
Why in the news? In 2018, a team found through in vitro studies that when breast cancer cell lines were treated with progesterone, two genes — SGK1 and NDRG1 — were produced in excess amounts (overexpressed). They also found that the expression of a few microRNAs was reduced (down regulated) in response to the hormone treatment. What are MicroRNAs (miRNAs)?
Genetically engineered (GE) version of the American chestnut tree
The United States is weighing whether to allow a genetically engineered (GE) version of the American chestnut tree to spread in the wild, which became functionally extinct around the beginning of the 20th century. Key points Concerns GE tree varieties in other countries Genetically engineered species
Australian Open 2023: List of winners
Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) to win his 10th Australian Open. Djokovic equals Rafael Nadal’s men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles and the Serb will now be world number one in ranking. Women’s singles: Fifth seed Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka came from a set down to beat the Twenty-second seed Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the final of the Australian Open women’s singles. Sabalenka Read More …
Noble’s Helen: A new butterfly discovered first time in India
A swallowtail butterfly disappearing from its previously known ranges from Myanmar and southern China to Vietnam has been recorded for the first time in India. Key points (Source: The Hindu)
Alfven point
The corona is the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere where strong magnetic fields bind plasma and prevent turbulent solar winds from escaping.