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India's vaccination Drive adds another important group in its feather. This group includes children aged between 12 -14 years. Now, children between this age group will get jabs from 16th March onwards. Corbevax is the choice of vaccination for this age group. The Union Health Minister, Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya, says that "If children are safe, then the country is safe. I am happy to announce that from March 16, covid vaccination will start for children belonging to the age group of 12 -14 years". He also informed that with this addition we will be giving 6 to 6.5 crore doses to the youngsters. Vaccination Drive For Youngsters : There are no two ways that vaccinating such a humungous population needs many steps and processes to achieve the protection cover for all. So, far though...

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India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) Declines By 10 Points : Deets Inside

Sonia SolankiMarch 15, 20220

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. India has shown an improvement in MMR numbers. The Ratio is 103 for the year 2017-2019 whereas in 2016-2018 it was 113. The decline in the ratio is 10 points. Not only this India is seeing a constant decline in MMR over the few years. Like 130 in 2014-16, 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19. This constant decline brings great hope for attaining India's Goal of MMR at 70 by 2030. MMR's Condition Statewise : Under National Health Policy (NHP), the states who have achieved the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) rise to 7 as compared to 5. It includes the States of Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat. But there are states which are...

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ESA Launches Vigil Mission To Protect Against Sun’s Violent Outbursts

Pooja YadavMarch 12, 20220

Two spacecraft under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vigil mission, formerly referred to as Lagrange, are going to be stationed at the Lagrangian points L1 and L5, respectively. It’s the primary of its kind mission, with the aim of monitoring the unpredictable and active Sun and helping protect the planet from its outbursts. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, geomagnetic storms, solar proton events and other space weather incidences are monitored by ESA Vigil. Monitoring of the space incidences will help in predicting the timing of its arrival on Earth and any effect it would wear on infrastructure. This mission plans to position two spacecraft within the L1 and L5 Lagrangian points, where gravitational forces interact to supply a stable region where propellant could als

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India’s Accidental Missile Landing In Pakistan Territory, Condemns Violating Airspace

Sonia SolankiMarch 12, 20220

India's accidental firing of a supersonic missile in the Pakistan territory creates ripples of cold tension between the two neighbouring nations. As the incident did not cause any casualties, the matter did not get over the head. On the other hand, Pakistan has handled the situation with utmost maturity claims defence and military experts. Accidental Missile Landing: Pakistan Views The military of Pakistan claims that an unarmed supersonic missile from India has violated its airspace in the eastern province of Punjab. According to the Pakistan media reports, the supersonic missile struck at Mian Channu City. Pakistan summoned the Indian envoy in Islamabad and registered a strong dissent over the "unprovoked" violation of its airspace by an Indian missile. The Pakistan mi...

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Delhi Tops In Adding Plastic Waste To Environment In India: CSE’s Report

Sonia SolankiMarch 7, 20220

Delhi tops the list in plastic waste generation across the country. This information is by the CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) in their latest report titled 'State of India's Environment 2022'. Delhi generates 689.8 tonnes of plastic in a single day. CSE is an NGO that calculates the data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the data analysis, India produces a huge amount of plastic waste, 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Plastic waste is a major issue, especially in metropolitan cities like Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and others. The amount of wastage is increasing at a high rate too due to many factors. Like the growing population, Increasing consumption of packed foods and items, plastic packaging is ...

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Ukraine Crisis: Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant Zaporizhzhia Seized By Russia

Sonia SolankiMarch 5, 20220

Russian troops have taken over Europe's biggest Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine on Friday night. The whole globe was earlier under the fear of the catastrophic result of the blast. But as per reports from UN and Ukrainian officials, no radiations released post the blast on the nuclear plant. Zaporizhzhia NPP Details The nuclear plant Zaporizhzhia is the largest in Europe and is located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar at the banks of Dnieper. The Nuclear plant was named after the city of Zaporizhzhia. This nuclear power plant is one of the main suppliers of electricity across Ukraine. It has the capacity to generate 40-42 billion KWh of electricity. This is almost 20% of the annual electricity production in the country. It was built in 1984-1987 and o...

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National Science Day 2022: Centre Sets Up World Monsoons Project Office For Better Research

Pooja YadavMarch 4, 20220

On the occasion of National Science Day 2022, the Centre has launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO). It was launched by the Union minister Jitendra Singh. Initially, this office is going to be based at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune for five years. The IMPO was founded to focus on the importance of monsoons for the economy of the state. Under the leadership of the planet Climate Research Programme (CRP) and also the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), IMPO would identify and foster connections and activities which can be associated with international monsoon research. The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) coordinates the globe Weather Research Programme and World Climate Research Programmes. Setting up the IM...

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COVID-19: 92% Of Deaths In Pandemic Occurred In Non-Vaccinated People, Says ICMR

Sonia SolankiMarch 4, 20220

Covid-19 pandemic scars will never leave the memory of mankind. Death is one of the ugliest realities of the pandemic and it is inevitable to stand by. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director-general Dr Balram Bhargava has said that 92% of the deaths that occurred in India in 2022 were non-vaccinated people. Only 10.2% of people who died in the pandemic belonged to the fully vaccinated group. The group which was fully vaccinated and died due to co-morbidities constitutes 91%. Whereas, those who were partially vaccinated form 21.8%. Around 83% of people had co-morbidities in the partially vaccinated group. Role Of Vaccination: ICMR Dr Bhargava said that the vaccination drive in India is a leading example for many to follow. According to him, the coverage of vaccinati...

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Centre Unveils 3D Manufacturing Policy; Aims To Reach 500 Units by 2025

Pooja YadavFebruary 28, 20220

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has unveiled the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing Policy. The coverage goals are to grow India’s proportion in international additive production to 5% within the subsequent 3 years and upload USD 1 billion to the gross home product. Further, its goals are to broaden 50 India precise technology for material, gadgets and software programs, one hundred new startups for additive production, 500 new merchandise and teach a minimum of 1 lakh new professional people. The policy postulates the tenets of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ that endorse self-reliance via the technological transformation of the manufacturing paradigm. 3-D printing is likewise called additive pr...

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ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Captures Massive Solar Proton Events; Missed By Most Global Satellites

Sonia SolankiFebruary 28, 20220

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 has recently been able to detect massive solar events that were missed by most of the global satellites. Even NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) could not detect the event. The reason is GOES orbit around the earth and cannot detect the event due to the its magnetic force. As the earth's magnetic field works in protecting the planet from harmful solar events. But Chandrayaan-2 is orbiting around the Moon because for this reason the event was captured successfully by it. Chandrayaan-2 orbiters detected two M class solar flares - M5.5 and M 1.5. Solar Proton Event: Details Solar proton events are one of the dynamic movements happening in the Sun's atmosphere. At present, multiple global programmes are going on in space to study the Sun'...

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Russia Halts Launches From French Guiana Amid European Sanctions

Pooja YadavFebruary 28, 20220

In reaction to the European Union's sanctions on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has now halted area launches from French Guiana. Dmitry Rogozin, director-preferred of Russian area employer Roscosmos tweeted, "In reaction to EU sanctions towards our enterprises, Roskosmos is postponing cooperation with European companions in organizing area launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and chickening out its technical personnel, consisting of the consolidated release crew, from French Guiana." On Friday, EU states agreed to freeze any European belongings of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his overseas minister as Ukraine's chief pleaded for quicker and greater forceful sanctions to punish Russia's invasion of his country. The pass towards Putin and his pinn...

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Wildfire Risk Increasing, Adding To Air Pollution, says UNEP; Suggests Investing In Prevention

Sonia SolankiFebruary 25, 20220

Incidences of wildfires are rising and as per different studies across the globe, the problem is expediting. Recently, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report 'Spreading Like Wildfires: The Rising Threat Of Extraordinary Landscape Fires'. It stated that climate change and land-use change are worsening the wildfires. Andrew Sullivan, one of the report's authors and a scientist from Australia, said places like northern Syria, Siberia, the eastern side of Australia, India has seen an increase in wildfires in recent years. He also said that it's impossible to eliminate the calamity but we can reduce the risk and exposure. The debut of wildfires in places where they never occurred is also an alarming sign. According to Sullivan, extreme wildfires can destroy people, wild...