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Category: Current Affairs
FDA approves the first vaccine for dengue fever
Man-made earthquakes triggered by fracking and dams are not localized: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, May 3 (India Science Wire): Seismic Read More …
Scientists complete genetic sequencing of chickpea
By Chand Ahmed (Twitter handle: Upabvdsky) Hyderabad, May 3 (India Science Wire): After three years Read More …
World Press Freedom Day 2019 theme
World Press Freedom Day 2019 is being celebrated across the world on May 3. The main Read More …
Postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan
The Vice President, Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu on May 2, 2019 released a postage stamp Read More …
Iraq becomes India’s top crude oil supplier
According to the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Iraq has, for the second Read More …
UN report on antimicrobial resistance calls for one health approach
According to the Inter-agency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG), set up by the United Read More …
Indo-French joint naval exercise Varuna 19.1 begins
The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise, Varuna 19.1 began off the Goa Read More …
International Centre for Automotive Technology and NATRiP
The automotive industry is the sunshine industry in India contributing to over 7.5% to country’s Read More …
Nanotechnology can make plant-based food preservatives more effective
By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987) New Delhi, May 1 (India Science Wire): Stored and Read More …
New method can help predict reservoir levels three months in advance
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, May 1 (India Science Wire): As Read More …
Japan gets new emperor Naruhito as Reiwa era begins
Japan’s Emperor Akihito formally stepped down on April 30, 2019, the first abdication for 200 Read More …
World military expenditure rose by 2.6% to $1,822 billion in 2018-SIPRI
According to the latest data released by global think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Read More …
GSI installed geological display boards at Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat in Meghalaya
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) on April 29, 2019 installed Read More …
Beluga whale found with Russian harness
Fishermen in Norway came across a Russian spy, but the interloper wouldn’t reveal its mission, Read More …
First-ever Indo-Bangladesh cruise ship starts its journey
M.V. Mahabahu, a luxury passenger cruise, set sail on April 29, 2019 from Guwahati to Kolkata Read More …
Committee constituted to implement the National Clean Air Programme
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a committee chaired by Read More …
Indian Defence University to organise Cyber Exercise
After the successful conduct of workshop on Cyber Warfare & Technology, wherein plethora of lessons Read More …
New graphene-based material developed for medical implants
By Susheela Srinivas Bengaluru April 29 (India science Wire): A group of scientists have developed Read More …
Mangrove fungi isolated from India’s West Coast munches on polythene
By Amruta Morone (Twitter handle: @amrutamorone) Pune, April 29 (India Science Wire): Fungi are said Read More …
Bharati- unified script for nine Indian languages developed
Researches of IIT Madras has developed a unified script for nine Indian languages, named the Read More …
Claire Polosak becomes first female umpire to officiate men’s ODI
Claire Polosak of Australia became the first female umpire to officiate in a men’s one-day Read More …
World Intellectual Property Day – April 26, 2019 theme
World Intellectual Property Day was observed on April 26, 2019 across the globe. Theme: The Read More …
Japan creates world’s first artificial crater on asteroid
Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe have succeeded in creating the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid. According Read More …
Justice A K Patnaik to hold inquiry into allegations of conspiracy against CJI
The Supreme Court of India on April 25, 2019 constituted a one-man panel of retired Read More …