Indian Navy’s Second Ocean Going Sailboat Inducted The Indian Navy’s second sailboat ‘Tarini’ was inducted into service on Saturday at a ceremony in Goa. The vessel is slated to be the platform for the first…
Scientists Develop High Quality Graphene from Soya-Bean In a breakthrough, scientists have used soybean to make the world’s strongest material graphene commercially more viable. Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick. Its…
Third National Dam Safety Conference Held Third National Dam Safety Conference organized by Central Water Commission in association with Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam and IIT Roorkee concluded at Roorkee. The conference focused on key challenges…
Ninth Phase of Science Express to Criss-Cross India till September this Year Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II) was flagged from Safdarjung Railway station in Delhi. After the flag-off, the SECAS will be open…
Former CJI Altamas Kabir passes away Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir passed away at a Kolkata hospital on. Kabir who was suffering from a prolonged illness was undergoing treatment at Apollo hospital in Kolkata. The…
New Malaria Vaccine indicates 100% efficiency A new vaccine for malaria, called Sanaria PfSPZ-CVac is up to 100% effective when assessed at 10 weeks after last dose, according to the results of a clinical trial….
NITI Aayog in process of developing model law on contract farming Niti Aayog is drawing up a model law on contract farming for approval by the Cabinet by June with a view to protect farmers…
Lancet Study says two Indians dying of air pollution by the minute According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted…
Law for Compensation of States cleared by GST Council The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at its 10th meeting, ratified the draft law for compensation to states. However, it could not ratify the three…
11th Biennial Edition Aero India 2017 Takes Off at Bengaluru Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the 11th biennial edition of International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition and declared the Aero India 2017 at Air Force…