Central Leather Research Institute Central Leather Research Institute or CLRI is the world’s largest leather research institute in terms of research papers and patents. The institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu was founded on 24 April 1948 as a constituent laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Activities The objective of the institute […]
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Green Revolution The Green Revolution is referred to as the process of increasing agricultural production by incorporating modern tools and techniques. Green Revolution is associated with agricultural production. It is the period when agriculture of the country was converted into an industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and techniques like the use
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Sunspots A Sunspot is an area on the Sun that appears dark on the surface and is relatively cooler than surrounding parts. These spots, some as large as 50,000 km in diameter, are the visible markers of the Sun’s magnetic field, which forms a blanket that protects the solar system from harmful cosmic radiation. On
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The Big bang theory Big Bang Theory is about the origin of Universe. It suggests that about 1370 crore (13.7 billion) years ago, all matter and energy in the universe was concentrated into an area smaller than an atom. At this instant, matter, energy, space and time were not existent. It is also called expanding universe
Digital Revolution The Digital Revolution (also known as the Third Industrial Revolution) is the shift from mechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics, which began in the closing years of the 20th century. The adoption of computers and other aspects of digital technology has transformed how humans interact with their environment, and these changes
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CRISPR-Cas9 CRISPR-Cas9 is a widely used genome editing method. CRISPR stands for ‘clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats’. This refers to the basis of the ‘guide system’ that finds the ‘target’ – the specific sequence of the DNA that is to be modified. Cas9 stands for ‘CRISPR-associated protein 9’, the protein that cuts the DNA
Malaria Malaria is caused by Plasmodium the parasites are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, called “malaria vectors.” There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat. Mosquirix: It is the world’s first vaccine against the
Allotropy Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of the elements. Allotropes of carbon Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes (structurally different forms of the same element) due to its valency. Well-known forms of carbon
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Health Index The “Health Index” is part of a report commissioned by the NITI Aayog, the World Bank and the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. Performance of states in the latest index: For the fourth year in a row, Kerala has topped. Uttar Pradesh has come in at the bottom. Tamil Nadu and Telangana are at
Pesticides Pesticides are chemical substances that are meant to kill pests. In general, a pesticide is a chemical or a biological agent such as a virus, bacterium, antimicrobial, or disinfectant that deters, incapacitates, kills, pests. Types of Pesticides These are grouped according to the types of pests which they kill: Grouped by Types of Pests
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