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Context: The Assam government recently decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. More on the news: The announcement comes just months after the National Board of Wildlife’s (NBWL) conditional clearance to a coal mining project by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve sparked a spate of virtual protests in the state. About Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary: Source: wiki... .
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Context: Mahalanobis is perhaps more relevant today when the accuracy of different sorts of data — from economic data to COVID-19 data — is under the scanner. Data collection methodology by Mahalanobis Starting from the first area sample in the whole world for jute forecast in 1934, Mahalanobis built up a strong and trustworthy statistical heritage in India. Mahalanobis envisaged large-scale sample surveys as statistical engineering rather t... .
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Context: A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S., shows G4 EA H1N1 virus has the potential of becoming the next pandemic. More on News: The virus which is transmitted from pigs to swine workers started infecting people in China at a faster rate in a few days. This strain of influenza virus was not new and had been under surveillance since 2011. Findings of Study: The study believes the vi... .
Updated on 6 July, 2020
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Context: A mumbai based team has shown the efficacy of Raman Spectroscopy in detecting RNA virus in saliva samples. More on News: For the study, the researchers spiked saliva samples with non-infectious RNA viruses and analysed it with Raman Spectroscopy. Analysing 1400 spectra from each sample, the team deduced 65 spectral features were adequate to confirm the viral positive signal. To minimise variability and automate the analysis of the R... .
Updated on 6 July, 2020
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Context: NASA recently announced that it’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft had found evidence that the Moon’s subsurface might have greater quantities of metals such as iron and titanium than thought before. More on the news: The metallic distribution was observed by the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument aboard the LRO. According to NASA, the finding could aid in drawing a clearer connection between Earth and the M... .
Updated on 6 July, 2020
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Context: Children with Covid-19 infection have often shown some symptoms similar to those associated with a rare illness called Kawasaki disease. More about news: Rashes and inflammation symptoms have also shown in children who tested negative for Covid-19. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) termed this new illness “multisystem inflammatory disorder”. Kawasaki disease Multisystem inflammat... .
Updated on 6 July, 2020
