Important Facts For Prelims
Important Facts for Prelims (4th December 2018)
- 04 Dec 2018
- 3 min read
SHINYUU Maitri-2018
- The bilateral air exercise between the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) and Indian Air Force is being held in Agra, India.
- The theme of the exercise is joint Mobility/Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) on Transport aircraft.
- Recently, the joint military exercise between
Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force, named Dharma Guardian 2018 was held in Mizoram, India. - Japan-India Maritime Exercise knows as JIMEX was also held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
“Chemputer ” to Manufacture Drugs
- Scientists at
University of Glasgow, UK have developed a new method to produce drug molecules, which uses downloadable blueprints to easily and reliably synthesise organic chemicals via a programmable ‘chemputer’. - This is the first time synthesis of important drug molecules was achieved in an affordable and modular chemical-robot system called a
chemputer . - The
chemputer is underpinned by a new universal and interoperable standard for writing and sharing chemical recipes. - Those chemical recipes, run on a computer programme the team calls the ‘chempiler’, instruct the
chemputer how to produce molecules on-demand, moreaffordably and safely than ever possible before. - This is a key step in the digitisation of chemistry and will allow the universal assembly of complex molecules on demand, democratising the ability to discover and make new molecules using a simple software app and a modular
chemputer . Chemputer system, could allow medical professionals in remote parts of the world to create life-saving drugs as and when required.
International Conference on Bears
- International conference on bears has been organised in Agra (Uttar Pradesh).
- The conference is hosted by Wildlife SOS (a conservation non-profit organisation) in collaboration with Bear Care Group from the US and Canada.
- The conference is focused on bear care, wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a polio-like disease affecting children has come into public focus.
- Enteroviruses (a group of viruses such as poliovirus and enterovirus A71, and West Nile virus. ) are the main cause of the disease in children.
- The concerns emanate from the US, more than 100 cases of AFM have been confirmed in 2018.
- AFM is characterised by muscle weakness — weak limbs, pain, absent reflexes.
