20-05-23 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

Jindal Steel Works(JSW), one of the biggest steel companies in India, has bagged the Cudnem-Cormolem mineral block with the highest premium of 96.6% of the Average sale price set by theIndian Bureau of Mines(IBM). JSW has become the first steel company to bag a mineral block in Goa.
Earlier, the lease was run by Fomento. Sources said that during the auction,Fomentoand JSW aggressively bid for the block. The sources said Fomento wants to retain its leases which are spread across 35 hectares of land.

The auction for five mineral blocks that started on Friday saw Fomento bag theAdvalpale-Tivim blockwith the highest premium of 58.8% of the average sale price set by IBM.

The has identified seven mineral blocks in South Goa to auction in the third round, likely to be held next month. South Goas mining leases will be put up for auctions to boost the economy in the mining belts of Curchorem, Sanvordem, Sanguem, and Quepem.

Using a new visualisation tool known as false fluorescent neurotransmitters, neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in Schizophrenia, a serious mental Health disorder.

In a nutshell, the study, which comes a day after World Schizophrenia Day is marked,highlights the importance of vitamin D in brain development and the potential impact of deficiency on the onset of the mental condition.

Schizophrenia is associated with many developmental risk factors, and while the precise neurological causes of the disorder remain unknown, the mental health disorder is associated with a pronounced change in the way the brain uses dopamine.