BLOGS
GENOME INDIA PROJECT
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has created the national resource data of whole genome sequencing of 10,074 healthy individuals from 83 heterogeneous populations from 99 different sites under the Genome India project to create a library of genetic...
THE WALLACE LINE
The Wallace Line is an imaginary line that intersects the Lombok Strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok to the south, and extends north through the Makassar Strait between Kalimantan (Borneo) and Sulawesi. Wallace’s Line is not a static boundary—it...
THE EFFECT ON HUMAN BODY IN THE SPACE
The NASA Engineers, use the lessons learned to better design spacecraft and improve the fit and functions of spacesuits. The research also aids in the development and assessment of medical standards, physical fitness programs and standards, physiological and...
THE PROTEASOMES:- NEW IMMUNE SUBSYSTEM
A new constituent sub system of the immune system has been discovered and it is considered as a source of potential antibiotics. Israeli scientists, revealed a part of the cell known to recycle proteins has a secret mode that can germinate an...
WHIGS & TORIES
The “Glorious Revolution” of 1688-1689 marked the turning point from absolute rule to a constitutional monarchy in Britain. The result was in itself revolutionary in that the monarch could no longer assert the divine right to absolute rule. Two groups of politicians...
THE MODERNIZATION OF GENTOO LAWS
The concept of Hindu laws often comprises two competing visions – old ancient law founded on Sanskrit texts known as the Vedas & its commentaries, on the other hand, the body of modern Hindu law comprised of statutes and court judgments regulating inheritance,...
CURATIVE PETITION (सुधारात्मक याचिका)
A curative petition, in simple words, is the final and last option for the people to acquire justice as mentioned and promised by the Constitution of India. The concept originated from the case of Rupa Ashok Hurra Vs. Ashok Hurra and Anr. where the following question...
GUILLAIN – BARRE SYNDROME
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (pronounced Ghee-yan Bah-ray) is a rare neurological disorder in which immune system of a person mistakenly attacks part of his peripheral nervous system—the network of nerves that carries signals from the brain & spinal cord to the...
ELECTORAL TRUST
An Electoral Trust (ET) is a body registered under the Companies Act, 1956, solely tasked with distributing contributions received from individuals or companies to political parties. An Electoral Trust is a Trust set up by companies with the sole objective to...
SPIDERS ON MARS
The dendritic fractal patterns, like the branching pattern of tree roots or river drainage networks, are common on Earth. Recently, similar patterns have been detected on planetary surfaces such as Mars and Europa, the smallest of the four moons orbiting Jupiter....