NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the mankind’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun.
Parker Solar probe will perform the closest-ever observations of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona.
Corona is a region of the Sun only seen from Earth when the Moon blocks out the Sun’s bright face during total solar eclipses.
This probe will take a seven-year long journey to unlock the mysteries of Sun’s fiery outer atmosphere and its effects on space weather.
SSLV
A small Indian satellite launch vehicle has been developed by ISRO, it costs looks set to revolutionise the global satellite launch industry.
The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will be an on-demand rocket for small satellites weighing about 500-700 kg, it will act as a quick response space vehicle.
It will be autonomous and highly intelligent, versatile and capable of adapting to different launch situations and requirements.
PEGylated Streptokinase
CSIR has developed a Novel Biological Entity (NBE), new Clot buster, PEGylated Streptokinase.
Novel Biological Entity (NBE) is a thrombolytic protein for ischemic stroke.
PEGylated Streptokinase would reduce the probability of haemorrhage over current treatment regimens of thrombolytic drugs for acute stroke.
This technology is all set to revolutionize the treatment of ischemic strokes.
Ischemic Stroke
Deprived of oxygen and other nutrients, the brain suffers damage as a result of the stroke.
Ischemic stroke is a condition caused by a dysfunction in the supply of blood to the brain.
Ischemic stroke can be divided into two main types:
Thrombotic stroke - It occurs when diseased or damaged cerebral arteries become blocked by the formation of a blood clot within the brain.
Embolic strokes - It is caused by a blood clot or plaque debris that develops elsewhere in the body and then travels to one of the blood vessels in the brain through the bloodstream.
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
It is an endorheic basin (a basin without outflows) located between Europe and Asia.
It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the west, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast..
Recently the five nations which shares borders with Caspian Sea has signed a deal to share the resource-rich Caspian Sea after more than two decades of dispute.
