SAANS: ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia
- by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in November 2019
a mass awareness campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia through mobilising people for preventive practices such as breastfeeding, and age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization, good quality air etc.
To train health personnel and other stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease
- by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in November 2019
a mass awareness campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia through mobilising people for preventive practices such as breastfeeding, and age appropriate complementary feeding, immunization, good quality air etc.
To train health personnel and other stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease
COVID-19 - Terms in News
Index Case
the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family.
Index Case
the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family.
Incubation period
It is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent
It is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent
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Positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus (or (+)ssRNA virus)
- It is a virus that uses positive sense single stranded RNA as its genetic material.
- Single stranded RNA viruses are classified as positive or negative depending on the sense or polarity of the RNA.
- The positive-sense viral RNA genome can serve as messenger RNA and can be translated into protein in the host cell.
Positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus (or (+)ssRNA virus)
- It is a virus that uses positive sense single stranded RNA as its genetic material.
- Single stranded RNA viruses are classified as positive or negative depending on the sense or polarity of the RNA.
- The positive-sense viral RNA genome can serve as messenger RNA and can be translated into protein in the host cell.
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‘StrandHogg’ Bug
It's a Software Bug in Android operating system.
This bug allows real-time malware applications to pose as genuine applications and are able to access user data of all kind.
‘StrandHogg’ Bug
It's a Software Bug in Android operating system.
This bug allows real-time malware applications to pose as genuine applications and are able to access user data of all kind.
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NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018. The Voyagers were launched to study the outer solar system up close.
Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
NASA’s Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space.
The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December 10, 2018. The Voyagers were launched to study the outer solar system up close.
Voyager 2 is the first spacecraft to study all four planets together. It includes Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus
It is the first spacecraft that discovered 14th moon of Jupiter.
It is the first human-made object to fly by Neptune
Voyager 2 also discovered 5 moons of Neptune. It identified a “Great Dark Spot” at Neptune. Also the spacecraft discovered that there are four rings around Neptune.
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"Bharat Padhe Online"
-campaign by Union Ministry of HRD
- for crowd sourcing of ideas for improving online education ecosystem of India.
"Bharat Padhe Online"
-campaign by Union Ministry of HRD
- for crowd sourcing of ideas for improving online education ecosystem of India.
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'TrueNat'
– a tuberculosis testing machine to be used for COVID-19 screening tests.
- approved by ICMR
'TrueNat'
– a tuberculosis testing machine to be used for COVID-19 screening tests.
- approved by ICMR
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Long Term Repo Operations
It is a tool under which the central bank provides one-year to three-year money to banks at the prevailing repo rate, accepting government securities with matching or higher tenure as the collateral
Long Term Repo Operations
It is a tool under which the central bank provides one-year to three-year money to banks at the prevailing repo rate, accepting government securities with matching or higher tenure as the collateral
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- by Delhi Govt
- SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
-It will be implemented in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi
- by Delhi Govt
- SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
-It will be implemented in 21 localities identified as containment zones in Delhi
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iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training
- It offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diksha portal
DIKSHA Portal is an initiative of HRD ministry for providing a digital platform to teacher to make their lifestyle more digital.
It will help teachers boost their teaching skills and create their own profile with their skills and knowledge.
iGOT — Integrated Government Online Training
- It offers online training for doctors, nurses, paramedics, hygiene workers, technicians, Auxiliary Nursing Midwives (ANMS), central & state govt. officers, civil defence officials, various police organisations and other volunteers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diksha portal
DIKSHA Portal is an initiative of HRD ministry for providing a digital platform to teacher to make their lifestyle more digital.
It will help teachers boost their teaching skills and create their own profile with their skills and knowledge.
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Genomic Sequencing
-it is a Technique used to read and interpret genetic information found within DNA or RNA.
- India became the fifth country in the world to sequence the genome of the
SARS-CoV2.
Applications
It helps track the transmission route of the virus.
To determine how quickly the virus is adapting as it spreads.
It identifies targets to therapies, Vaccine n Anti Viral drug development
Genomic Sequencing
-it is a Technique used to read and interpret genetic information found within DNA or RNA.
- India became the fifth country in the world to sequence the genome of the
SARS-CoV2.
Applications
It helps track the transmission route of the virus.
To determine how quickly the virus is adapting as it spreads.
It identifies targets to therapies, Vaccine n Anti Viral drug development