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RBI issued 2023 list of Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)
Formaldehyde
A new low-cost sensor made of metal oxide nanoparticles–reduced graphene oxide composite can detect formalin Read More …
Tribunals cannot direct govt to frame policies: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that tribunals functioning under the strict parameters of their governing Read More …
Nematocysts
Nematocysts are specialized cells found in some animals, but especially jellyfish, corals, sea anemones, and Read More …
Namdapha Flying Squirrel
The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four decades, has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh. It was Read More …
RBI permits lending and borrowing of G-Secs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27th December implemented the Government Securities Lending Directions, Read More …
T+0 Settlement
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed to introduce an optional T+0 Read More …
Huntington’s disease
A new study, recently published in the in Scientific Reports, throws light on progresses of Read More …
INS Imphal commissioned into the Indian Navy
A Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal was commissioned into the Indian Navy Read More …
Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24
Uttar Pradesh emerged as the largest recipient of the ₹1.3 trillion special assistance to states Read More …
Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)
According to a recent report, listed Indian companies could be allowed to launch qualified institutional Read More …
Amnya: world’s oldest known fort
An international team of archaeologists has found the world’s oldest known fort which dates back Read More …
Andriamamelo Cave
A prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in western Madagascar.
Pantoea Tagorei-a bacteria capable of boosting plant growth
A group of researchers from Visva-Bharati University have discovered a bacteria capable of boosting plant Read More …
Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) to study Phobos and Deimos
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) will launch a mission, named “Martian Moon eXploration” (MMX), Read More …
IIT Guwahati develops BRAHMA-2D model to understand flow of large rivers
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) have developed a mathematical model to gauge Read More …
MEA launches Project PRAYAS
To commemorate the International Migrants Day (18 December), India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) launched Read More …
Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
The Parliament has passed the ‘Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023’ with the Lok Read More …
Rambagh Gate & Ramparts, Pipal Haveli and Church of Epiphan bag UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
Three heritage projects from Punjab and Haryana, namely the Rambagh Gate & Ramparts in Amritsar, Read More …
INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS) – 2023
The 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) concluded Read More …
China bans export of rare earth processing technologies
China banned exports of rare earth extraction and separation technology, in a move it said Read More …
Parliament passes three Criminal Law Bills
The Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Read More …
Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption in Iceland
The Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, erupted on Read More …
WHO adds R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines
A malaria vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India has passed the next round of Read More …
Angola quits OPEC amid dispute over oil production quotas
Angola announced it’s leaving Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) following 16 years of Read More …