3029
First-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon discovered
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Scientists have discovered the 1st known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest - a golden-crowned manakin with yellow feathers. A hybrid species forms when two parental species mate.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3028
ISRO to launch 31 satellites in one go aboard PSLV
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on said it would launch 31 satellites, including India’s Cartosat-2 series earth observation space craft, in a single mission on January 10.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3027
IIT-H: E-skin for motion monitoring
The device can be used for human motion monitoring in the case of elderly and infants. The e-skin is sensitive, it can sense even a gentle touch. An electronic skin (e-skin) that simultaneously senses pressure and strain has been fabricated using a PVC-free pencil eraser.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3026
Artificial intelligence diagnoses asthma,identifies subtypes
Using machine learning, a field closely related to artificial intelligence, upon nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of exhaled breath condensate, Delhi-based researchers have been able to improve the diagnosis of childhood asthma and even identify three asthma subtypes.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3025
Mirabai Chanu wins gold at World Weightlifting Championship
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Mirabai Chanu has clinched gold at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championship. Chanu has become the first Indian in over two decades to claim a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship in Anaheim, USA.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3024
microRNAs : Injectable gel that helps regrow heart muscles
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Scientists have found a way to regrow the heart muscle that doesn't regenerate on its own after a person experiences a heart attack. This injectable gel slowly releases short gene sequences known as microRNAs into the heart muscle.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3023
Kuvempu : First Kannada author to receive the Jnanpith award
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Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994),popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3022
First-ever 'double whirlpools' popping up in southern oceans
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Double whirlpools spiral through the water up to 10 times faster than their single counterparts.They churn in opposite directions, but are connected underwater by a u-shaped vortex -- which holds them together.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3021
New species of marine spider named after Bob Marley
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The species of water-adapted spider was first discovered in the year 2009, when the sea along the coastline of Queensland in Australia receded and revealed the population of spider.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3020
China successfully tested its first Photovoltaic road
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China successfully tested its first photovoltaic highway based on home-grown technology in the country’s eastern Shandong province. The road has wireless charging systems for electric vehicles.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3019
Viswanathan Anand wins World Chess title 2017
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Chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (48) won World Rapid Chess Championship Title 2017 held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the final tie-breaker mini-match, Anand defeated Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev by 2-0 score to reclaim title he had won in 2003.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3018
India’s first pod taxi to follow US safety norms
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The much-awaited India’s first pod taxi project has moved a step closer to reality after a high-level panel recommended inviting fresh bids for the same conforming to the strictest safety standards on the lines of those prescribed by an American body.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3017
India to become fifth largest economy in 2018: Report
India's economy is expected to overtake that of Britain and France to become the fifth largest in the world in dollar terms in 2018, and third largest in 2032, the World Economic League Table (WELT) said on 27 December.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3016
India’s first air-conditioned suburban train service
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The train, operated by the Western Railway (WR), began its journey at 10.32 am from the Borivili station to Churchgate in South Mumbai.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3015
BND-4201: India’s first home-grown gold reference standard
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BND-4201, which is the reference material for gold of ‘9999’ fineness (gold that is 99.99 per cent pure), will be beneficial to the consumers and public at large to ensure purity of gold.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3014
December 25: Good Governance Day
The Good Governance Day (GGD) is celebrated every year in India on December 25 to mark the birthday anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to honor Prime Minister Vajpayee by fostering awareness among the Indian people of accountability in government.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3013
Maharashtra tops in GST collection in first five months
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Maharashtra has topped in GST collections, mopping up more than Rs13,400 crore in July — the first month after the new tax came into force.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3012
AG600: World’s largest amphibious aircraft
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Giant plane is roughly the size of a Boeing 737 and hasa wingspan of 38.8 metres (127 feet).
Powered by four turboprop engines, it's capable of carrying 50 people and can stay airborne for 12 hours.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3011
New frog species identified in Arunachal
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The new species found in Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary has been named Odorrana arunachalensis . They are expected to be found in similar habitats in other parts of the State.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3010
LKW-2: China successfully launches Land Surveying Satellite
China has successfully launched its second Land Surveying Satellite LKW-2 (also known as Yaogan Weixing-32) into a preset orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert.
Sun, 31 Dec, 2017
3008
Frédéric Passy and Henry Dunant : First Nobel Peace Prize
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Henry Dunant For his role in founding the International Committee of the Red Cross and Frédéric Passy for being the main organizer of the first Universal Peace Congress wins the first Nobel Peace Prize together.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3007
IBM Simon : World's first phone with a touchscreen.
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The first touchscreen phone was launched in 1992 by IBM.The IBM Simon is also referred as the first smartphone.Simon is the first smartphone to be incorporated with the features of a PDA.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3006
Rajasthan : First state to offer e-mail IDs in Hindi
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The move will help encourage the population who is not comfortable reading or writing in English to go digital. The facility, name@rajasthan.bharat can be used by the residents of the state to create their email ids in Hindi
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3005
Rumi : "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" of US
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī and more popularly as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian Sunni Muslim poet, and Sufi mystic. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the most popular poet and the best selling poet in the US.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3004
Mammoth skeleton auctioned for half million euros in France
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The nearly intact skeleton of a woolly mammoth that lived at least 10,000 years ago was sold at auction for more than a half million euros in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3003
December 21 will the shortest day of 2017
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When the sun is directly over the line marking the Tropic of Capricorn -- the latitude stretching across the southern hemisphere -- solstice occurs.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3002
2500 year old cave paintings discovered on Indonesian island
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The team uncovered a total of 28 rock art sites on the island of Kisar which measures just 81 square kilometres and lies north of Timor-Leste.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3001
One gene to tackle all stresses
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Scientists from Bengaluru’s National Centre of Biological Sciences and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has discovered a single gene whose expression controls the plants’ response to both biotic and abiotic stress.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
3000
HIV drug elvitegravir lowers the efficiency of immune system
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, have shown that two FDA-approved drugs (raltegravir and elvitegravir) used for treating HIV actually impairs the immune system to varying extents. Both these drugs are widely used and are part of the combination anti-retroviral treatment.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2999
Losar Festival celebrated in Ladakh
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Losar was celebrated in Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir to mark the beginning of New Year. The 10 day long festival began with illumination of religious and residential places and by visiting monasteries for prayer.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2998
ZSI :First time compiles list of 157 alien invasive species.
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The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has for the first time compiled a list of 157 alien invasive animal species! This list excludes the invasive microbe species.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2997
Kepler-90i: 8th planet in Kepler-90 solar system discovered
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The planet, dubbed Kepler-90i, is a hot, rocky planet that orbits its star every 14.4 days, and was found with the help of artificial intelligence.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2996
WHO declared Gabon as polio-free country
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Libreville - The World Health Organisation has declared Gabon a "polio-free country", given the lack of new reported or suspected cases in the central African country.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2995
SpaceX for 1st time successfully launches recycled rocket
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The flight-proven Dragon capsule, sitting atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket, is towing roughly 4,800 pounds of cargo and material to the ISS, including barley for Budweiser’s beer-brewing experiments.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2994
December 18 : International Migrants Day
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On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly adopted the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families (resolution 45/158).
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2993
India, Myanmar sign MoU for Rakhine State’s development
India and Myanmar signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at developing Myanmar’s Rakhine state. It was signed by Foreign secretary S Jaishankar and Myanmar’s deputy minister for social welfare, relief and resettlement U Soe Aung.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2992
India’s 1st National Rail & Transportation University
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The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of Ministry of Railways to set up first ever National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara to skill its human resources and build capability.
Fri, 22 Dec, 2017
2991
Meghalaya launches India’s first social audit law
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The event was attended by more than 200 people from state departments, citizens from audited villages and eminent citizens associated with social audits.
Wed, 20 Dec, 2017
2990
Government to bear MDR charges on transactions up to Rs.2000
The Union Cabinet has decided that Government will borne Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to Rs. 2,000 made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled payment systems (AePS) to promote digital transactions.
Wed, 20 Dec, 2017
2989
NGT bans plastic items in towns located along banks of Ganga
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The National Green Tribunal on Friday put a ban on the use, sale, purchase and storage of plastic bags and plastic items along river Ganga such as in Haridwar and Rishikesh.
Wed, 20 Dec, 2017
2987
Aditya L1 : ISRO’s first sun mission to take off in 2019
The India Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch first solar mission Aditya-L1 in 2019. It will be India’s first dedicated dedicated scientific mission to study sun.
Fri, 15 Dec, 2017
2986
Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets
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Google and NASA said on December that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth’s solar system.
Fri, 15 Dec, 2017
2985
Feminism :Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year 2017
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The word of the year 2017 of Merriam-Webster dictionary is 'Feminism.' According to the American dictionary the word 'feminism' saw an increase of about 70 per cent in online searches in 2017 as compared to 2016.
Fri, 15 Dec, 2017
2984
MIT scientists create plants that can glow in dark
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MIT scientists have found a way to induce plants to give off dim light by embedding specialised nanoparticles into their leaves, a major step towards using plants to illuminate the workspace
Fri, 15 Dec, 2017
2983
JNCASR: Superpacked organic transistors for flexible devices
A nano-array with one billion transistors in 1 sq. cm area has been developed by researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru. Though tiny, these transistors provide higher output current in comparison with conventional organic field transistors used in organic light emitting diodes.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2982
New form of matter ‘excitonium’ discovered
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Excitonium exhibits macroscopic quantum phenomena, like a superconductor and is made up of excitons, particles that are formed in a very strange quantum mechanical pairing.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2981
IIT Guwahati researchers create bioartificial liver by silk
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have taken the first step towards creating a bio engineered liver model that might help patients with liver problems.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2980
Common painkillers may double obesity risk: study
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Researchers from the Newcastle University in the UK have warned that regular use of commonly prescribed painkillers may double the risk of developing obesity and also cause sleep deprivation.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2979
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot one-and-a-half Earths wide: NASA
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot — the solar system’s most famous storm — is almost one-and-a-half Earths wide and penetrates about 300 kilometres into the planet’s atmosphere, according to data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2978
Lalji Singh : Father of DNA fingerprinting in India
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Dr. Singh was one of the leaders instrumental in making DNA fingerprinting mainstream in India, both at the level of research as well as for forensic applications.
Thu, 14 Dec, 2017
2977
Govt sets up first NIC-CERT centre to prevent cyber attacks
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The Central government has set up India's first NIC-CERT centre to predict and prevent cyber attacks on government networks.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2976
India ranks 109th in mobile internet speed: Ookla
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India has ranked 109th in the mobile internet speed and 76th for fixed broadband speed globally, according to Ookla’s November Speedtest Global Index.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2975
India’s first EMC to be set up in Andhra Pradesh
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India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will be coming to Andhra Pradesh. EMC has been designed and developed for providing facilities and amenities for manufacturing mobiles and allied products.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2974
China Opens World's Largest Automated Terminal
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China on Sunday started trial operations of the world’s biggest automated container terminal – the Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port – in the country’s commercial hub.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2973
December 10: World Human Rights Day
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The Day is observed to commemorate adaptation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Observance of the day seeks to encourage, support and amplify measures to be taken by everyone to defend human rights.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2972
ICAN receives 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
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The leader of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, the group that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. ICAN is a group of 468 grassroots non-governmental groups that campaigned for a UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2971
India declared free from Trachoma bacterial infection of eye
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Battling trachoma among children for several decades now, doctors from AIIMS have finally announced that the country is free from the eye infection that often leads to blindness.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2970
India’s first mobile food testing lab unveiled in Goa
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India's 'first' mobile food testing laboratory, which will enable on-the-spot food safety tests to be conducted in Goa. The vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot tests to check the food quality.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2969
December 9: International Anti-Corruption Day
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International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December, to raise awareness about corruption and how to fight it.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2968
Kacheguda : India’s first energy-efficient railway station
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Kacheguda Railway Station under the South Central Railway (SCR) has earned the unique distinction of being the first Energy Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway Station on Indian Railways.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
2965
The Silence Breakers named as Times Person of the Year 2017
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Time magazine has named ‘the silence breakers’ as its Person of the Year for 2017. It was referring to those individuals, mostly women, who came forward this year with #MeToo movement.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2964
S. I. Padmavati : India's first woman cardiologist
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Dr. Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati commonly (born June 20, 1917) is an eminent Indian cardiologist. She is director of the National Heart Institute, Delhi and the founder president of the All India Heart Foundation.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2963
MantaDroid, an underwater robot inspired by manta ray fish
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Researchers in Singapore have built an underwater robot that looks and swims like a manta ray fish, using only single motors and flexible fins to propel through water.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2962
Kanchanmala Pande : First Indian to win gold at WPSC
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Visually impaired swimmer Kanchanmala Pande scripted history on Thursday as she became the first Indian to win gold at the World Para Swimming Championship, taking place in Mexico.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2961
UNESCO names Kumbh Mela Intangible Cultural Heritage
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After ‘yoga’ and ‘Nouroz’, Kumbh Mela/ KumbhMela, the largest congregation of pilgrims on the planet, has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage under UNESCO.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2960
Homai Vyarawalla : India's first woman photojournalist
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Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym "Dalda 13", was India's first woman photojournalist. First active in the late 1930s, she retired in the early 1970s. In 2011, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
2959
December 5 : World Soil Day
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World Soil Day 2017 activities aim to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being.
Fri, 08 Dec, 2017
2958
New system can identity people from their DNA in minutes
Researchers have developed a software system to accurately identify people and cell lines from their DNA in a matter of minutes.The software is designed to run on the MinION, an instrument the size of a credit card that pulls in strands of DNA through its microscopic pores and reads out sequences of nucleotides, or the DNA letters A, T, C, G.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2957
IIT Bombay makes low cost vibration sensors
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These sensors can be used for monitoring the health of industrial machines and equipment and help identify incipient failures thereby enabling efficient maintenance schedule planning.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2956
Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species revision sheets on sale
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The long-lost revision sheets of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, that specified corrections for the second edition of the foundational work of evolutionary biology, is expected to fetch up to £5,00,000 in U.K.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2955
Bharatavani : India’s first Multilingual Online Dictionary
The online platform www.bharatavani.in hosted by the Central Institute for Indian Languages, Mysuru, publishes content in 121 Indian languages, and is working towards starting online classes. The portal has been launched in 22 scheduled languages and aims to incorporate 100 more languages.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2954
Vigilant Ace: South Korea, US launch largest air exercise
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South Korea and United States have launched Vigilant Ace, their largest-ever joint aerial drills.The exercise comes after North Korea tested Hwasong-15, its most advanced and powerful Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2953
Petro: Venezuela launches new virtual currency
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Venezuela has launched its own cryptocurrency called Petro to circumvent US-led financial sanctions. It will be backed by the country’s vast natural resource reserves.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2952
December 4: Navy Day
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Navy Day in India is observed on 4th December every year to celebrate the achievements and role of the naval force to the country. The Indian Navy is the marine branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2951
Noxeno: Nasal foreign body removal device launched
Noxeno is It is first dedicated tool for anterior nasal foreign body (NFB) removal that allows doctors in any setting to quickly and safely remove objects that people (mostly children aged 2 to 10 years) put into their noses.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2950
World’s 1st IT campus for differently-abled in Hyderabad
Hyderabad is all set to be a home for world’s first Information Technology campus for persons with disabilities (PWDs). On the eve of World Disability Day, the State government entered into an agreement with Vindhya E-Infomedia Private Limited to set up the IT campus which will focus on creating employment exclusively for PWDs.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2949
First phase of Chabahar port inaugurated in Iran
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the country's strategic Chahbahar Port, opening up a transit route between Iran, Afghanistan and India that bypasses Pakistan.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2948
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2947
India re-elected to Int'l Maritime Organisation Council
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India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation under a category that represents nations with the largest interests in international sea borne trade.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2946
Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival held in Delhi
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7th edition Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival was held at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju.
Tue, 05 Dec, 2017
2944
India’s first crypto-currency exchange “Coinome”
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Coinome has been launched by Mumbai-based payment gateway Billdesk. A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2943
Raj Shah: First Indian-American to hold press gaggle
Raj Shah, who holds a key position in the White House, has become the first Indian-American to hold press gaggle with reporters on board US Presidential chopper Air Force One. Gaggle is the term used for informal briefing by the White House Press Secretary, which is on the record but bars reporters from video-graphing.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2942
India-Singapore ink Bilateral Agreement for Navy Cooperation
The naval logistics agreement is first for India with country located east of strategically important Strait of Malacca. Singapore is strategically situated on major international sea routes.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2941
Mirabai Chanu wins gold at World Weightlifting Championships
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India’s Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won gold medal at World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States. She is the first Indian in over two decades to win the medal at the Championships.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2940
December 1: World AIDS Day
It is one of the eight official global public health campaigns marked by the WHO. The theme selected by World Health Organization (WHO) for year 2017 is ‘Right to health‘.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2939
Ajeya Warrior-2017
The Combined Military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior- 2017’ between India and the UK was held at Mahajan Field Firing Range near Bikaner of Rajasthan.It was third joint military exercise between India and UK.
Sat, 02 Dec, 2017
2938
Hwasong-15: North Korea tests most powerful ICBM
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North Korea successfully launched Hwasong-15, a new type of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It is North Korea’s most powerful ICBM that can reach entire eastern US seaboard and Washington.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
2937
ICRISAT researchers make peanuts free of aflatoxin
Researchers at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad have developed dual strategies to keep groundnuts almost free of aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus — contamination.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
2936
Oldest stars in our galaxy discovered
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Astronomers have discovered some of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy by determining their locations and velocities. Just like humans, stars have a life span: birth, youth, adulthood, senior and death.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
2935
World’s smallest tape recorder built from bacteria
Researchers have converted a natural bacterial immune system into the world’s smallest data recorder, laying the groundwork for a new class of technologies that use bacterial cells for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
2934
Sunken ancient castle discovered in Turkey
The team from the Van University announced the discovered an ancient castle preserved deep within the lake, the biggest in Turkey and the second in the Middle East,
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
2932
Drought, heatwaves increasing in frequency: IISc Study
Analysing rainfall and temperature data of 50 years, researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that the frequency of heatwaves accompanied by drought has increased not only in magnitude but in area too over the past three decades – particularly in Gujarat and Central India.
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
