The United States conducted a subcritical nuclear test in Nevada, the third under President Biden.
This experiment aims to gather crucial data on nuclear warheads’ safety and effectiveness without using nuclear explosions.
Despite a 1992 moratorium on explosive nuclear tests, subcritical testing continues.
The previous subcritical test occurred in September 2021.
2. The International Court of Justice has sought an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza, where is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice? – Netherlands
The International Criminal Court has sought arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, International Court of Justice prosecutor Karim Khan said.
3. Which European country has recently granted country status to Palestine? – Norway, Ireland and Spain
Recently, researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have published a research in the journal Nature Communications, which describes the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) harmful to human health in North India.
In this research, the oxidative capacity of Indian PM has been found to be five times higher than that of Chinese and European cities.
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10. When is the International Biodiversity Day celebrated every year? – 22 May
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has begun exporting the ‘R21/Matrix-M’ malaria vaccine to Africa to combat the disease.
This new vaccine, recommended by WHO, joins the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine.
Developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and SII, it received support from EDCTP, Wellcome Trust, and EIB.
Affordable and effective, it’s approved for children and licensed in multiple African countries, marking a significant step in global malaria prevention efforts.
