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Manohar Parrikar inaugurates second submarine assembly workshop in Mazgaon
Second submarine assembly workshop of the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) was inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 28 May 2016.
After inaugurating the workshop, Parrikar said that the level of indigenisation in submarine construction should be much higher than the present.
WHO rejects calls to move Olympics over Zika fears
The World Health Organisation has ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, shunning a call by doctors and scientists to shift the event over the Zika virus. |
India can achieve 50-MT maize output by 2025 to meet demand
India can double its maize production to 50 million tonnes (MT) by 2025 to meet the rising domestic demand of the crop, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Thursday. |
In spite of the drought last year, the maize production stood at 24.17 MT in 2014-15, the Minister said adding this signifies the resilience of maize cultivation against climatic variability. |
Union minister for Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad held a press briefing on Monday on achievements of his Ministry during the 2 years of NDA Government at the centre and formally inaugurated the E-Sampark messaging platform. |
Talking to media persons, the minister highlighted many facts related to digital india and said that |
Sushma Swaraj launches PMO India website in six regional languages
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today inaugurated 6 language versions of the PMO India website in Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. |
After the inauguration, Sushma Swaraj tweeted that these versions in regional languages are a great opportunity to further discussion on Government's agenda of development & good governance. |
ISRO to launch record 22 satellites in a single mission
ISRO will launch a record 22 satellites in a single mission next month. |
Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Bengaluru on Saturday ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar said, of the 22 satellites, three are Indian and the rest are foreign commercial satellites. He said, the launch is scheduled during the end of next month. |
Speed trial of Talgo train conducted between Bareilly and Moradabad
After the successful launch of high-speed Gatimaan Express, the Railways today conducted the much-awaited trials of the Spanish Talgo train between Bareilly and Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh as part of its strategy to increase the speed of trains. |
Nine Talgo coaches were hauled by a 4,500 HP diesel engine for a trial run from Bareilly at 8.50 am at a |
Draft Anti-Human Trafficking Bill 2016 to be released
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi will present the draft Anti-Human Trafficking Bill 2016. |
The bill proposes that usage of narcotic drugs or alcohol, for the purpose of trafficking can be imprisoned up to 7 years with a fine of 1 lakh rupees at least. |
NGT’s diesel vehicle ban may extend to more cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to consider, on Monday, whether to impose a ban on the sale of large diesel-powered vehicles in 11 more cities, worrying auto makers who say such a move will be unscientific and uncalled for.
The 11 cities are likely to include metros such as Mumbai , Kolkata , Bengaluru , Chennai and Hyderabad, said a
SRH fights back to win maiden IPL title
vid Warner's men left the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday night as killjoys, but also as champions.In an engrossing Indian Premier League (IPL) final, Surisers Hyderabad (SRH) secured its first title with an eight-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), having doughtily fought back from trouble in both innings. Warner's ninth fifty of the season and Ben
Bombay HC lifts beef ban but upholds decision on cow slaughter
Earlier this month, the Bombay High Court relaxed a ruling that made it illegal to consume or store imported beef in Maharashtra . In the same judgment, it upheld the government's ban on slaughter of cows and bullocks in the state. But if non-vegetarians are hoping for beef to be back on the menu, they might be disappointed.
Comets may have sparked life on Earth: Study
GENEVA: Scientists have discovered key components of DNA and cell membranes including the simple amino acid glycine and phosphorus on a comet for the first time, suggesting that such cosmic bodies may have brought these crucial ingredients for life on Earth.
The possibility that water and organic molecules were brought to the early Earth through impacts of objects like asteroids and comets have long been the subject of debate.
IPL 2016: Complete list of all the award winners; Kohli dominates
Virat Kohli took most of the batting honours while being named the MVP of IPL 2016 as well, but the RCB captain will rue the fact that the most important trophy of them all eluded him and his team, once again. On course for a wonderful IPL title, after a blazing start from Chris Gayle, it all went pear-shaped in a hurry for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, as the Sunrisers
Narayanasamy to be Puducherry CM
Almost 10 days after the results of the elections to the 30-member Puducherry Assembly were announced, AICC general secretary and former Union Minister of State V. Narayanasamy was unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party on Saturday, to become the next Chief Minister of the Union Territory. Mr. Narayanasamy did not contest in the Assembly polls. The
Scientists create world’s fastest wearable circuits to revolutionise Internet of Things
A team of US engineers has created the world’s fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits — a technological feat that can revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT) and high-speed wireless world in the future. Led by Zhenqiang “Jack” Ma from University of Wisconsin-Madison, the team developed the new stretchable integrated circuits taking inspiration from
China to launch its first experimental quantum communication satellite
China will launch its first experimental quantum communication satellite in July, whose communications cannot be intercepted, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said.
It will be the first quantum communication through a satellite in the world, said Pan Jianwei, professor with University of Science and Technology of China.
NASA successfully inflates new experimental room at the ISS
NASA successfully inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, producing the world’s first pump-it-up compartment for astronauts. The operation took much longer than expected, stretching over three days in all. But victory, when it came, was sweet. “A significant milestone has been accomplished,” Bigelow Aerospace, the inflatable chamber’s creator, cheered via Twitter
Telangana survey enters Limca Book
i. Telangana government’s the house-to-house survey carried out in August 2014 in a single day with a marathon function of gathering entire information of people enters into the history of Limca Book of Record.
ii. The survey involved 4 lakh government employees who covered over 1.09
56 Indian firms feature in Forbes ‘Global 2000’
56 Indian Companies listed in Forbes Global 2000 ranking and Indian Companies have enhanced their ranking compared to last year showing faster Economic Growth in India
i. Reliance Industries Limited ranked 1st in India Firm Category Mukesh Ambani
RTI gets a memorial in Rajasthan
i. A distinctive memorial celebrating the Right to Information has come up at Beawar in Rajasthan, where the RTI movement had started 20 years ago. Former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Bhargavaunveiled the memorial, dedicated it to the people.
Indian Wild Orange found in Tamenglong
Imphal, May 28 2016 : Indian Wild Orange, one of the rarest variety of oranges which is fast disappearing from the planet has been found in Tamenglong district.
There is no report of the growth of Indian Wild Orange anywhere in the world except the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
Worlds fastest stretchy circuits to power Internet of Things
Washington, May 29 (PTI) Scientists have created the worlds fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits, an advance that could drive the Internet of Things and lead to a much more connected, high-speed wireless planet.
Formulate national policy to provide adequate relief to rape survivors: SC to Union Government
Supreme Court on 26 May 2016 directed the Union Government to formulate a national policy for providing adequate reliefs to rape survivors. It said that setting up of a separate fund like the Nirbhaya fund is not enough and amounted to just a lip service.
India’s first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched
The Union Ministry of Power and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched India’s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India. The portal (www.nzeb.in) was launched by Secretary of Union Ministry of Power Pradeep Kumar Pujari and Ambassador Mr Jonathan Addleton, USAID Mission Director to India. Key features of Portal A first of its kind
India, Australia sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech
India and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance research and development (R&D) capabilities in biotechnology by launching a joint funding call. The MoU was signed between India’s BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council) and Horticulture Innovation Australia. Key facts The MoU seeks to stimulate and enhance the strategic research and innovation capabilities of the Indian biotech industry.
Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award
Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar has won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award. She has won the award for her 32,000-word manuscript titled Codex: The Lost Treasure Of The Indus. The manuscript will be now published by Scholastic Asia. Presently Aditi Krishnakumar is working with Agent Lila Raman to decipher the mysterious script of the Indus Valley civilization. He first published book ‘A Whole Summer Long’ in 2012 was
Indian-American scientist Arnab De wins Springer Theses Award
Indian-American scientist Arnab De has received the prestigious Springer Theses Award. He was nominated by New York’s Columbia University for his PhD thesis. He was selected for the award for his outstanding research on developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor-suppressor A20. Arnab De also has developed peptide-based prodrugs as therapeutics for diabetes. For this he was awarded ‘Young Investigator Award’ at the
Real Madrid FC wins 2016 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid FC won the 2016 UEFA Champions League for the record 11th time by defeating Atletico Madrid FC by 5-3 goals in penalty shootout. In the final played, both teams scored 1–1 goals in regulation period leading to draw. For the Real Madrid goal was scored by captain Sergio Ramos (15 minutes) and for Atletico Madrid was scored by Yannick Carrasco (79th minutes). In tie-breaker penalty shootout Real Madrid FC scored 5 goals
Lakshadweep becomes first UT to sign 24×7 ‘Power for All’ document
Lakshadweep became first Union Territory (UT) in the counry to sign 24×7 Power for All document. The document was signed by representative of Union Government and administration of Lakshadweep. At present, 10 inhabited islands of Lakshadweep are mostly fed by diesel. The 24×7 Power for All document chalks out A plan to increase solar capacity from 2.15 MW to 8.45 MW of the island region. Envisions reduction of AT & C losses from current
India’s first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings launched
The Union Ministry of Power and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched India’s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India. The portal (www.nzeb.in) was launched by Secretary of Union Ministry of Power Pradeep Kumar Pujari and Ambassador Mr Jonathan Addleton, USAID Mission Director to India. Key features of Portal A first of its kind
