by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
A study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay states that surgical and N-95 masks can reduce the volume of a Covid-19-laden cough-cloud by 7 and 23 times, respectively. The study was published by the American Institute of Physics in the journal Physics of...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
It was reported on October 28, 2020, that the Maharashtra government has withdrawn ‘general consent,’ given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe cases in the state. Therefore, the central agency will now have to get consent from the state government...
by Spectrum | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
On October 22, 2020, Union minister Harsh Vardhan, via a virtual meeting, held detailed consultations with various state ministers and senior officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the formulation of Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP)...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
As reported on September 27, 2020, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved an accurate and low-cost paper-based test strip to detect Covid-19 in less than 30 minutes, for commercial launch. The test strip is developed by a research team led by Debojyoti...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
A phone-based survey, Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), done by NGO Pratham in September that studied the sixth month of national school closures, was released on October 28, 2020, which shows a shift in enrolment from private to government schools due to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
As reported on October 24, 2020, a new research study, led by Marc Veldhoen from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM) in Portugal and published in the European Journal of Immunology, states that antibodies against novel coronavirus remain detectable up to seven...
