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Pig heart transplant in human for the first time in US
Recently, doctors at a Maryland hospital in the US performed a pig heart transplant in a last attempt to save a patient’s life. This has been done for the first time in the history of medicine. The patient is recovering after three days of this surgery. It is an important step in the decades-long debate over using animal organs for life-saving transplants. However, it is too soon to know whether the operation will work. According to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center, the transplant highlights how the heart of a genetically modified animal can function in the human
Army Chief General MM Naravane assures strict action in Nagaland Shooting Case
Army Chief General MM Naravane has spoken of strict action on the issue of killing 14 innocent civilians during a military operation in Nagaland. He said that appropriate action would be taken against the soldiers involved in this operation. General Naravane told during his annual press conference that, the army’s internal investigation is going on in this matter and appropriate action will be taken based on the results of the investigation. Army Chief Naravane expressed regret over the incident that took place last month in Nagaland’s Mon district. In which apart from 14 innocent civilians, an army jawan was also
Omicron Less lethal than other variants
The cases of Coronavirus infection are increasing rapidly due to Omicron variant in the country. Meanwhile, the country’s topmost medical defense force authority has said that the Omicron variant is less lethal than the delta and beta variants. The Medical Wing of the Army has issued special guidelines regarding the rules related to Corona Testing and Quarantine of the soldiers of the three armies. Vice Admiral Rajat Dutta, head of the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, said the infection caused by the Omicron variant primarily occurs in the upper respiratory tract. In many studies, it causes less damage
India Successfully Tests BrahMos Naval Variant Missile
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the missile hit the designated target “precisely” Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. Missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” the DRDO tweeted. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the successful launch of the missile reconfirmed the robustness of the Indian Navy’s “mission readiness”. “The robustness of @indiannavy mission readiness is reconfirmed today after successful launch of the advanced
New Covid Variant Named “Deltacron”
According to Leonodios Kostrikis, Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus, a strain of Kovid-19 combining Delta and Omicron was found in Cyprus. The discovery has been named “deltacron” because of the identification of an omicron-like genetic symbol within the delta genome. The team has identified 25 such cases. Sequences of 25 DeltaCron cases were sent to GISAID, the international database for tracking changes in the virus. Out of 25, 11 were already hospitalized with Covid, while 14 were among the general public.COVID mostly relies on random mutations to develop new variants. This is when the virus makes
Man-portable anti-tank guided missile flight test successfully completed by DRDO
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). The defence ministry said the anti-tank missile was flight-tested in its final “deliverable configuration”. The indigenously developed MPATGM is a low weight, “fire and forget” missile. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11,” the ministry said. “The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it. The final impact event was captured on camera and the test has validated the minimum range successfully,” it said. It said the test firing was carried out to
Gangasagar Mela Begins in West Bengal
Gangasagar Mela started on January 10, 2022 which takes place on Gangasagar Island in West Bengal. It will run till 16 January 2022. Gangasagar fair is organized every year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. This fair is being organized after giving approval by the Calcutta High Court. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, thousands of pilgrims, seers and tourists take a holy dip in the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal to mark the event. They offer prayers at Kapil Muni Temple. The Calcutta High Court expressed concern about the virus spreading through oral and nasal
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blames Afghanistan for unrest in country
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday said the main goal of terrorists, including “foreign militants from Afghanistan and the Mideast countries”, was to undermine constitutional order and seize power through a coup. He was virtually addressing a meeting of heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). He said that foreign militants were involved in perpetuating violence and aggression against Kazakhstan. According to Tokayev, the situation was critical – Almaty and nine other regional centres were held by terrorists. Members of Pakistani Tablighi Jamaat (the banned group has been trying to spread its network in Central Asia and Russia), in
India shelves many defense import projects for focus on Aatma Nirbhar Bharat
In a major push towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat in the military sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is going to shelve a number of defence import projects being acquired through the Buy (Global) route. A high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry will take place virtually on Wednesday in which all the import projects under Buy (Global) category would be reviewed and are likely to be scrapped or put on hold by the government, government sources told ANI. Buy Global category means that defence forces can fully import the item from foreign vendors. Sources said that now first preference would
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NDA/NA CUT OFFS (Previous Years) : UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is the authority that conducts NDA (National Defense Academy) entrance exam every year for National Defence Academy & Naval Academy. It is a national level entrance exam through which various candidates become eligible for selection in the training academies of Indian Navy, Indian Army and Air Force. It is conducted twice a year and is a 10+2 level entry scheme. Both Boys and Girl candidates are eligible for it. AGE LIMIT NORMAL AGE – 16.5 – 19.5 FORM – 15.5 to 18.5 SELECTION PROCEDURE IN NDA Written Exam SSB
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