- An 8 month old baby in bengaluru has been detected with human metapneumovirus , first case india.
- about human metapneumovirus:
- It is a respiratory virus that causes mild infections similar to that causes by a common cold.
- it was identified by scientists in 2001 which belongs to the pneumoviridae family , bf which respiratory syncytial virus , measles and mumps are also members.
- it is generally seen in winter and early spring.
- children , the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to the infection and to developing complications from it.
- sings and symptoms:
- symptoms can resemble those caused by a common cold they include a cough , runny or blocked nose , sore , throat , fever and wheezing.
- the golden globes 2025 held at beverly hills , california.
- hosted by noted comedian nikki glaser 82nd golden globes mark the first time a woman is solo-hosting the show.
- payal kapadia lost the best director award to brady corbet foe the brutalist.
- emilla perez wins best motion picture-non-english language india’s all we imagine as light was also nominated in the same category
- best animation film – flow
- best drama – the brutalist.
- best actor – drama-adrien brody , the brutalist.
- best actress – drama – winner : fernanda torres , I am still here
- best supporting actor- kieran culkin , the real pain.
- best supporting actress- zoe saldana , emilla perez.
- best TV series – drama- shogun.
- the Golden globe awards are presented for excellence in both international film and television . it is an annual award ceremony held since 1944.
- in 2023 rajamouli’s RRR song “naatu naatu” composed by M.M. keeravani and written by chandrabose , won the golden globe for best original song.
- currently, the Indian railways has 68 divisions and when the notifications is issued by the indian railways , jammu will be the 68th division of the indian railways.
- india has the fourth largest rail network in the world after the united states of America , China, and Russia.
- microgravity “farming” : ISRO sprouts cowpea seeds in POEM-4 experiments.
- ISRO’s vikram sarabhai space centre (VSSC’S) experiment onboard PSLV-C60 POEM-4 successfully sprouted cowpea seeds under microgravity conditions in 4 days.
- it originated and was domesticated in southern africa and was later moved to east and west africa and asia
- har ghar lakhpati is a pre-calculated recurring deposit scheme designed to help customers to accumulate rs.1 lakh or multiples thereof.
- the minimum tenure of recurring deposits is 12 months and the maximum is 120 months.
- this product is also available to minors.
- this product is also available to minors, encouraging early financial planning and savings habit.
- he took over the command from air commodore rishi seth.