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Cheddar Man-First modern Briton who had dark skin
A joint project between Britain’s Natural History Museum and University College London has revealed that today’s’ white English man ‘s modern ancestress had a dark skin. DNA analysis of the remains of a man, called ‘Cheddar Man’ who lived 10,000 years Read More …
Major Port Authorities Bill 2016-incorporation of the Official Amendments
The Union Cabinet on February 7, 2018 approved the incorporation of the Official Amendments to the ‘Major Port Authorities Bill 2016’, which is pending in the Parliament. The Amendments are based on the recommendations of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee. Following Read More …
TRAPPIST-1 planets have potential to hold more water than Earth
According to a new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, the seven Earth-size planets of TRAPPIST-1 discovered last year are all mostly made of rock, with some having the potential to hold more water than Earth. As per the study, Read More …
Ancient spider with whip-like tail found in Myanmar
Scientists have discovered spider-like four creatures with a tail in amber from Myanmar. The scientists described four specimens of the arachnid, called Chimerarachne yingi, that inhabited a Cretaceous Period tropical forest about 100 million years ago during the dinosaur age. The arachnid spider, Read More …
Bacterium C metallidurans truns toxic metals into gold
A team of scientists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany has found that bacterium C metallidurans manages to ingest toxic metallic compounds and still thrive, producing tiny gold nuggets as a Read More …
Defence Ministry constitute Vinay Sheel Oberoi committee
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 7 February 2018, constituted a 13-member advisory committee headed by Vinay Sheel Oberoi, to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernisation of the armed forces. The committee will undertake an independent review and Read More …
Methylene blue, a dye that kills malaria parasites
The study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, says that Methylene blue, used as medication and dye, could act as a safe anti-malarial that kills malaria parasites at an unprecedented rate. Malaria infects more than 200 million people and causes Read More …
Basis of classifying Micro, Small and Medium enterprises has been changed
The Union Cabinet on 7 February 2018 approved change in the basis of classifying Micro, Small and Medium enterprises from ‘investment in plant & machinery/equipment’ to ‘annual turnover’. Section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 Read More …
India ratifies Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 7, 2018 approved the proposal for ratification of ‘Minamata Convention on Mercury’ and depositing the instrument of ratification enabling India to become a Party of the Convention. Read More …
India-Australia Secondment Programme Agreement
The Union Cabinet on February 7, 2018 has given its approval for signing of Memorandum of Understanding for Secondment Programme between the Department of Economic Affairs (Indian Economic Service Cadre) and The Treasury, Government of Australia, for a period of Read More …
Prime Minister’s Research fellowship (PMRF)
The Union Cabinet on 7 February 2018, approved implementation of ‘Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF)’ scheme at a total cost of Rs.1650 crore for a period of seven years beginning 2018-19. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in Union Read More …
Times Higher Education’s ‘Asia University Rankings 2018
As per the Times Higher Education’s (THE) ‘Asia University Rankings 2018, 42 Indian Univercities have find place in top 350 Univercities of Asia which is more than 9 to last year. Ranking was released on February 6, 2018. Last year Read More …
World’s most powerful rocket ‘Falcon Heavy’ launched
USA’s private space organisation, SpaceX on 06 February 2018 (USA time), launched ‘the world’s most powerful rocket’, ‘Falcon Heavy’ from Kennedy Space Centre near Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA). The rocket was fired for Mars. Although its launch was not as Read More …
Fixed dose combinations (FDCs) misuses in India
According to a study by the Queen Mary University in London and the Newcastle University, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Indians are consuming dangerous Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) antibiotics that are not approved by the country’s drug Read More …