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2021-08-17 17:30:04 ︎S&T - 43

■ MAUSAM - MOBILE APP.

#Governmentinitiatives #GS3

◇ The Ministry of Earth Sciences India has launched a new mobile application called "Mausam" for the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) which will help users track weather updates and also bring in the enhanced forecast as well as warning services from the government.

◇ It will provide current weather information, including temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, for 200 cities. Other than weather forecasts, users can access radar images and be warned of impending weather events.

◇ The app was designed and developed in a joint effort made by ICRISAT’s Digital Agriculture and Youth team, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, and IMD.

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2021-08-16 17:30:12 ︎S&T - 42

■ PLACEBO EFFECT.

#Biotech

◇ A placebo is anything that seems to be a "real" medical treatment, but isn't. It could be a pill, a shot, or some other type of "fake" treatment. They do not contain an active substance meant to affect health.

◇ Researchers use placebos during studies to help them understand what effect a new drug or some other treatment might have on a particular condition.

◇ Sometimes a person can have a response to a placebo. The response can be positive or negative.

◇ Research on the placebo effect has focused on the relationship of mind and body. If a person expects a pill to do something, then it's possible that the body's own chemistry can cause effects similar to what a medication might have caused.

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2021-08-15 17:30:08 ︎S&T - 41

■ ADITYA : INDIA'S FIRST SOCIAL FERRY.

#Governmentinitiative

◇ India’s first solar-powered ferry, Aditya, is among 12 such ferries that have been shortlisted for the Gustave Trouvé Award. It is the sole entrant from Asia.

◇ Aditya, largest solar-powered boat in India, operates between Vaikkom and Thavanakkadavu, Kerala. Operated by the Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD), the vessel was designed and built by Navalt Solar and Electric Boats, Kochi.

◇ Gustave Trouvé Award: Gussies Electric Boat Awards were instituted in memory of Gustave Trouvé, a French electrical engineer and pioneer in electric cars and boats.

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■ GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE. (GPAI)

#Governmentinitiative

◇ India joined GPAI or Gee-Pay as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of AI.

◇ GPAI is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of AI, grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth.

◇ India joined the league of leading economies including USA, UK, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore to launch the GPAI.

◇ GPAI will be supported by a Secretariat, to be hosted by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, as well as by two Centers of Expertise- one each in Montreal and Paris.

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2021-08-13 17:30:05 ︎S&T - 39

■ BULK DRUG PARK.

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◇ Himachal Pradesh is vying for the allotment of a bulk drug park under a central government scheme announced earlier this year.

◇ A bulk drug, also called an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), is key ingredient of a drug or medicine, which lends it the desired therapeutic effect or produces intended pharmacological activity.

◇ APIs are prepared from multiple reactions involving chemicals and solvents. The primary chemical or the basic raw material which undergoes reactions to form an API is called the Key Starting Material (KSM).

◇ Chemical compounds formed during the intermediate stages during these reactions are called Drug Intermediates (DIs).

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