3381
1st-ever Mock Exercise on Bio-Disasters at Patna airport
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The National Disaster Response Authority (NDMA) conducted its first ever mock exercise aimed at enhancing preparedness of Airport Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to respond to CBRN emergencies at airports.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3380
World’s only ‘tropical polar bear’ dies
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Singapore on Wednesday mourned the death of the first polar bear born and bred in the tropical island city, put down by wildlife authorities after a five-year battle with health difficulties stemming from old age.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3379
Cheap & light: 1st indigenous bulletproof vest
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The Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC) has developed a next-generation bulletproof jacket for the Indian armed forces, which is not only cheaper but also much lighter. Bhabha Kavach, named after nuclear physicist Dr. Homi J. Bhabha.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3378
April 21: Civil Services Day
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The Civil Service Day is celebrated on 21 April every year. The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people. It is observed by all Civil Services.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3377
Ramsar tag likely for Sunderbans
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The Sunderban Reserve Forest, spread of 4,260 sq. km. with over 2,000 sq. km. of mangrove forests and creeks, is likely to be declared a Ramsar Site soon. West Bengal government gave its approval to the State Forest Department to apply for recognition under the Ramsar Convention.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3376
Bacteria help remove sulphur from fossil fuels
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Using novel bacterial strains, scientists have successfully removed sulphur from fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal. Sulphur is one of the major pollutants emitted during the combustion of fossil fuels.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3375
April 22: Earth Day
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Build support for environmental protection around world. It aims to encourage people to carry out activities that will benefit Earth, such as recycling more, using solar power or plant trees.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3374
HC introduces e-court fee payment
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The Madras High Court became first court in south India and overall eighth in the country to introduce e-court fee payment facility. The new system will enable litigants who file cases in High Court to pay judicial stamp duty to government through e-stamps.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3373
TCS becomes India’s first $100 billion IT company
With this, TCS joined the ranks of the world’s 100 most valued organizations and now ranks 97th. TCS has also overtaken outsourcing and consultancy giant Accenture which has market cap of $98.20 billion. TCS holds first position among most valuable international pure play technology services firms.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3372
Diu Smart City: 1st to run on 100% Renewable Energy
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Diu Smart City has become the first city in India, that runs on 100% renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3371
Jailed Egyptian photojournalist wins UN press freedom prize
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The UNESCO has ignored warnings from Egypt and awarded the World Press Freedom prize to Egyptian photographer Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, who is in jail since he was arrested in Cairo in August 2013 for covering a demonstration at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square.AP
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3370
24 April: National Panchayati Raj Day
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This day marks the passing of Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993. The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3369
Indu Malhotra as Supreme Court judge
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Indu Malhotra was administered oath to the office by Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra. With this, she became first woman Judge to be elevated directly from the Bar.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3368
First license for Liquid Chlorine on all India basis
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted First Licence to Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd for Liquid Chlorine on all India basis as per Indian Standard (IS).
Sat, 28 Apr, 2018
3367
25 April: World Malaria Day
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Recognise the global efforts to control preventable vector borne disease malaria. It also seeks to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for elimination and control of malaria.
Fri, 27 Apr, 2018
3366
Giant mosquito with 11.15 cm wingspan found in China
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The mosquito belongs to the world’s largest mosquito species Holorusia mikado. This species mosquito was first found in Japan.
Fri, 27 Apr, 2018
3365
New frog species takes historical name of Goa
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In the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa, scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi. The new species is named after the historical name of the state of Goa where the species is discovered
Fri, 27 Apr, 2018
3364
Jnanpith winner Mahadevi Varma
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Mahadevi Verma was a Hindi poet, freedom fighter, woman's rights activist and educationist from India. She is widely regarded as the "modern Meera".
Fri, 27 Apr, 2018
3363
World’s smallest land fern discovered in Western Ghats
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Researchers have discovered the world’s smallest land fern named Malvi’s adder’s-tongue fern (Ophioglossum malviae) inAhwa forests of Western Ghats in Gujarat’s Dang district.
Fri, 27 Apr, 2018
3362
Quote of the week
"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." - Stephen Covey. Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Sat, 21 Apr, 2018
3361
Europe's Mars rover takes shape
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Structural Thermal Model, or STM. It is one of three rovers that will be built as part of the European Space Agency's ExoMars 2020 mission to search for life on the Red Planet.
Sat, 21 Apr, 2018
3360
Why this India priest carried an 'untouchable' into a temple
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"I wanted to show people that everyone is equal in the eyes of god," the priest, CS Rangarajan. Dalits have historically been denied entry into temples as they are considered "impure" by many conservative Hindus.
Sat, 21 Apr, 2018
3359
Delhi 1st city compensate consumers for unscheduled outages
As per the proposed policy, power discoms will have to pay their consumers for unscheduled power cuts, after first hour, at an hourly rate of Rs 100.
With the LG's approval, Delhi will become the first city in the country to have a policy to compensate consumers for unscheduled outages.
Sat, 21 Apr, 2018
3358
In a first, scientists devise way to bend, stretch diamond
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The strongest of all natural materials, can bend and stretch much like rubber and snap back to its original shape. Developed a unique nanomechanical approach to precisely control and quantify the ultra-large elastic strain distributed in the nanodiamond samples.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3357
The israeli park with valuable secrets
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In Israel’s Negev Desert, a side road leads to a valley ringed by red, purple and brown cliffs. Now part of Timna National Park, this valley is famous for its jagged landscape carved by wind and water over many millennia.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3356
NASA’s new planet-hunting mission begins
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NASA’s latest planet hunting satellite was successfully launched today on the first-of-its-kind mission to find new worlds beyond our solar system and identify the ones that could support alien life.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3355
Mary Kom: 1st Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold
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She is an Indian Olympic boxer hailing from the Kom tribe in Manipur. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3354
Manika Batra: first-ever Indian woman table tennis player
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Manika Batra has created history by becoming the first Indian woman table tennis player to win a singles gold at the Commonwealth Games.She is an Indian table tennis player. She is the top-ranked female table tennis player in India and ranked 58th in the world.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3353
April 17: World Haemophilia Day (WHD)
Tncrease awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. It is an opportunity to help people with bleeding disorders live healthier, longer and more productive lives
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3352
Ib Setu: between Sambalpur and Brajarajnagar (Odhisa)
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The much-awaited river bridge ‘Ib Setu’, which is built over the Ib river in Sambalpur district. The 2.5-km-long bridge, which is the State’s second longest bridge.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3351
April 19: World Liver Day
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The World Liver Day (WLD) is observed every year on April 19 to build awareness and understanding importance of liver in human body and how liver ailments can be treated.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
3350
CJI first among equals, power to allocate work: SC
The Supreme Court has reiterated that Chief Justice of India (CJI) is first among equals and has exclusive prerogative to allocate cases and constitute benches.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3349
United Nations launches UN Road Safety Trust Fund
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United Nations has launched UN Road Safety Trust Fund to improve road safety worldwide to save lives and prevent the loss of opportunity associated with road accidents. UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is secretariat for the trust fund.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3348
1st regional conference of eastern states on Water Resources
The first regional conference of eastern states on Water Resources was held in Kolkata, West Bengal in bid to address outstanding water resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3347
1st health & wellness centre: Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
Ayushman Bharat Yojana It aims to target over 10 crore families belonging to poor and vulnerable population based on Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) database.the government aims to set up 1.5 lakh wellness centres by 2022 that will leverage on comprehensive primary health care for preventive, promotive and curative care.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3346
World’s 1st contact lens: that darken in bright light
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"This contact lens is the first of its kind to incorporate the same technology that is used in eyeglasses that automatically darken in the sun,"
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3345
Govt launches first tranche of Sovereign gold bonds for FY19
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SGB Scheme is aimed at providing alternative to buying physical gold. It will be sold through banks, designated post offices and recognised stock exchanges namely NSE and BSE and Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3344
2018 Pulitzer Prizes winners
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The Pulitzer Prize is an annual award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in will of American-Hungarian newspaper publisher and master of yellow journalism Joseph Pulit.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3343
April 18: World Heritage Day
Observance of day aims to spread awareness importance of protecting and preserving various sites around world that have achieved world heritage status and having outstanding universal values.
Thu, 19 Apr, 2018
3341
15-year-old Anish Bhanwala wins gold, creates history
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Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala, aged 15, created history by becoming the country’s youngest ever gold medal winner in the Commonwealth Games.
Sat, 14 Apr, 2018
3340
Noted artist Ram Kumar
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A modernist, he was associated with the Progressive Artists’ Group comprising M.F.Husain, F.N.Souza, H.A.Gade, S.H.Raza and others. The seminal group gave a new direction to Indian art by introducing a fresh idiom.
Sat, 14 Apr, 2018
3339
Neeraj Chopra: 1st Indian to win gold in javelin throw
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The 20-year-old junior world champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, with a season’s best effort of 86.47m in the final.
Sat, 14 Apr, 2018
3338
First International project under IMT Trilateral Highway.
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This project is part of India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway and will be NHAI’s first international project. NHAI responsible for management of network of over 70,000 km of national highways in India.
Sat, 14 Apr, 2018
3337
Parker Solar Probe: 1st flight to Sun in July 2018
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NASA’s will launch humanity’s first mission Parker Solar Probe (PSP) to the Sun in July 31, 2018. It is undergoing final preparations for its scheduled launch on board of NASA’s.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3336
Health Ministry bans sale of 14 steroid creams
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Prevent indiscriminate sale of ointments containing steroids and antibiotics without prescription. These 14 preparations were included under H of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 to impose the ban.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3335
Scientist develops world’s 1st microfactory for e-waste
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IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin Veena Sahajwalla has launched world’s first microfactory that can transform components from electronic waste items into valuable materials for re-use.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3334
April 10: World Homoeopathy Day
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The World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) is observed every year on April 10 to pay tribute to Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, founder and father of Homeopathy system of medicine.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3333
Earth’s bedrock: New source of global nitrogen discovered
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Over quarter of nitrogen on Earth comes from weathering of planet’s bedrock. For centuries, prevailing science indicated that all of nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from atmosphere.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3332
April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day
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The National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is celebrated every year on April 11 to create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3331
India’s first high-speed electric locomotive
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India’s first high-speed electric locomotive with 12000 horsepower (HP). Madhepura Electric Locomotive Factory in Bihar. It is first big Make-in-India project developed and completed by Indian Railways in collaboration with French firm Alstome.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3330
IIT-Delhi installs India’s first 5G lab
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It will be the first of its kind 5G lab in the country and has been set-up at Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management. 5G is wireless communication technology based on third-generation partnership project (3GPP).
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3329
Record-breaking show by Manu
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Manu Bhaker, showcased her immense talent as she stylishly shot down the women’s 10m air pistol gold medal. The 16-year-old from Jhajjar (Haryana), the youngest Indian to win an ISSF World Cup gold medal.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3328
Commonwealth Games 2018: Mirabai claims first gold for India
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'Mirabai is a true Manipuri girl'
The 23-year-old from Manipur, the reigning World champion in women’s 48kg.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3327
Mixed team badminton claimed gold for the first time
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The Indian shuttlers have been on fire here. On Monday, they came up with another superb display, giving the country its first ever gold medal in the mixed team event with a brilliant 3-1 win over defending champion Malaysia.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3326
World's hottest chilli pepper, the ‘Carolina Reaper’.
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Man suffers narrowing of brain blood vessels after eating ‘Carolina Reaper’ at a contest. It was the first reported case of a patient being diagnosed with RCVS after eating a chilli pepper, the authors said.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3325
The biggest ever fire sale of Indian corporate
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) has decided to clean up the balance sheets of Indian banks, which are collectively saddled with Rs five lakh crore of bad loans, by the end of this fiscal.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3324
IRNSS-1I up in space, completes navigation fleet
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The navigation satellites, dubbed India's own GPS, are meant for giving precise information of position, navigation and time of objects or people. Although 1I is the 9th to be launched in the NavIC navigation fleet.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3323
A new beginning with Nepal
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Nepali Prime Ministers make Delhi the first foreign port of call after taking over. Delhi and Kathmandu — project implementation will be the test.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
3321
Virgin Galactic spaceship completes test flight
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Virgin Galactic launches its rocket-powered Unity spacecraft. Unity's test flight reached supersonic speeds of Mach 1.87.This is the 1st powered flight test of a Virgin Galactic spacecraft since the fatal crash of Spaceship Enterprise on Oct. 31, 2014.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3320
RBI’s 1st bimonthly policy FY: Policy rates unchanged
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its first bimonthly policy review for financial year 2018-19 has decided to maintain status quo in policy rates by keeping repo rate unchanged at 6.0%.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3319
Railways introduces dynamic tamping express machines
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The Indian Railway introduced latest integrated track maintenance technology by way of inducting three numbers of 09-3X Dynamic Tamping Express machines.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3318
Govt. bans imports of hormone oxytocin
The Union government has banned imports of hormone oxytocin to stop its misuse in livestock industry, where it causes hormonal imbalances and the lives of milch animals.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3317
Hampi goes digital
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Digital walkthrough and see 3D recreations of the sculptures that were damaged, rotate them 360 degrees to appreciate their workmanship better, and understand why Hampi is special.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3316
The center of the Milky Way is teeming with black holes
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The newly confirmed black holes are about 10 times the mass of our sun.In the rest of the massive Milky Way, scientists have only spotted about five dozen black holes so far, Hailey said.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3315
Sanjita Chanu bags gold medal; creates new record
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Sanjita Chanu landed India its second gold medal at the XXI Commonwealth Games, winning the top spot in the women’s 53kg category of the weightlifting.
Sat, 07 Apr, 2018
3314
NASA successfully tests supersonic Mars landing parachute
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A supersonic parachute designed for future missions to Mars has undergone a successful test in which it was sent very high up in the sky in a rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
3313
India becomes 2nd largest manufacturer of crude steel
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In a major achievement, India has overtaken Japan to become the world's second largest producer of crude steel in February, according to the Steel Users Federation of India (Sufi).
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
3312
India third most vulnerable country to cyber threats
According to recently published Internet Security Threat Report, India emerged as third most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware in 2017.
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
3311
Fiat Digital Currency
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Fiat Digital Currency (or Central bank digital currency) is the digital form of fiat money which is currency established as money by government regulation or law. As opposed to private digital tokens, fiat digital currency will be issued by central bank.
Fri, 06 Apr, 2018
3310
Nepal launches its first accessible trekking trail
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As a part of three-day international conference on “Accessible Tourism”, Nepal has launched its first accessible trekking trail for differently abled and elders in Pokhara city.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3309
India becomes World’s 2nd largest mobile phone producer
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India has replaced Vietnam to become second largest producer of mobile phones in 2017. This information has been shared by government on the basis of data provided by Indian Cellular Association.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3308
Delhi becomes first city to roll-out BS-VI fuel
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Delhi became the first city in India to supply ultra-clean Bharat Stage (BS) VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel) with an aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR region.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3307
Tiangong-1: China’s 1st prototype space station
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China’s out-of-control Tiangong-1 space lab has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, landing in middle of the South Pacific Ocean near world’s spacecraft cemetery or graveyard’. China’s space lab plummets to earth, burns up over Pacific Ocean.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3306
Multi Modal Logistic Park inaugurated at Balli, Goa
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The part is located on Konkan Railway route.The park from its economic transport solutions and state of the art facilities will benefit both trade and industry in Goa. It will generate additional revenue for Konkan Railway.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3305
SIDBI celebrates its foundation day
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) celebrated its foundation day this year on April 2, 2018. he day was celebrated as day of Sampark (connect), Sanwad (interaction), Suraksha (security) and Sampreshan.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3304
India at risk of food shortage due to climate change
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According to recently published global study, India is among countries which are at greatest risk of food insecurity due to weather extremes caused by climate change.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
3303
Fimbristylis: New plant species discovered in Western Ghats
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Researchers have discovered new grass-like plant species named Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis in Ponmudi hills within the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
