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Scientists Discover Oil-Eating Bacteria at the Bottom of the Ocean
Scientists from Ocean University in Qingdao, China and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England have discovered a bacteria that eats oil. Oil-Eating Bacteria The oil eating bacteria was discovered in the western Pacific Ocean’s 10,994-meter-deep Mariana Trench. The team ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Mithali Raj named Goodwill Ambassador for Street Child Cricket World Cup
Cricketer Mithali Raj has been named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team for the Street Child Cricket World Cup. She will join former captain Saurav Ganguly and IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals in supporting the team India for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
NASA's Exoplanet Mission Finds 1st Earth-Size Alien World
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission of NASA has discovered its first Earth-size alien world. About the Discovery The planet, HD 21749c, is about 89 per cent of Earth’s diameter. The planet orbits HD 21749, a K-type star with about ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
NASA’s Exoplanet Mission Finds 1st Earth-Size Alien World
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission of NASA has discovered its first Earth-size alien world. About the Discovery The planet, HD 21749c, is about 89 per cent of Earth’s diameter. The planet orbits HD 21749, a K-type star with about ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Singapore Open 2019
The winners of the Singapore Open 2019 are listed below: Men’s Singles: Kento Momota (Japan) Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) Men’s Doubles: Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda (Japan) Women’s Doubles: Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Mixed Doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Guidelines for Monetisation of Non-Core Assets of CPSEs
The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has issued the guidelines for monetisation of non-core assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and immovable enemy properties. Guidelines for Monetisation of Non-Core Assets An inter-ministerial group chaired by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Central Monitoring Committee to Prepare National Plan for Polluted Rivers
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a Central Monitoring Committee to prepare and enforce a national plan to make over 350 river stretches pollution free across the country. River pollution has caused a serious threat to the safety of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Ministry of External Affairs sets up Indo-Pacific Wing
The Ministry of External Affairs has set up an Indo-Pacific division in the foreign office. The Indo-pacific division is intended to give a coherent architecture to the Indo-Pacific policy articulated by PM Narendra Modi at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2018. ..