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Neem extract may help treat Pancreatic Cancer: Study
A new study has claimed that a natural extract derived from the neem tree can potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer without harming normal, healthy cells. The study was conducted by scientists from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Tamar Hahn appointed as Director of United Nations Information Centre
Tamar Hahn from Israel has been appointed as the Director of United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She took the charge of the office after she was appointed to this post by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
National Framework for Malaria Elimination 2016-2030 released
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has released the National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030 at New Delhi. The framework aims to eliminate mosquito borne malaria disease from the country by 2030. This is for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Soviet football legend Anatoli Ilyin passes away
Soviet football legend Anatoly Ilyin passed away in Moscow, Russia. He was 84. Ilyin was best known for scoring winning goal that had helped Russia (then USSR) to win gold medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics against Yugoslavia by 1-0 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
MoEFCC declares Wild pig as vermin for year in Uttarakhand
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has declared Wild Pig (sus scrofa) as vermin in Uttarakhand for a year. In this regard, MoEFCC has used its powers enshrined to it by section 62 of the Wildlife ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
India, UAE ink 9 bilateral agreements for cooperation in various sectors
India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed 9 bilateral agreements covering cooperation in the various sectors. These agreements were signed during the second day of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi official visit to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Indian-origin lawyer Davinder Singh named vice-chairman of ICC commission
Indian-origin lawyer Davinder Singh (58) has been named as Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Commission (ICC) on Corporate Responsibility and Anti-corruption. Mr. Singh is one of top Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore. Currently he is chief executive of the Singapore ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Railway Ministry launches 3 IT enabled apps
The Union Ministry of Railways has launched 3 IT (Information Technology) enabled apps to bring transparency in Indian Railways on the sidelines of Digital India initiative. These app projects were launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu at through ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Wipro buys HealthPlan Services
India’s third largest IT exporter Wipro Limited has acquired US based healthcare technology firm HealthPlan Services for US 460 million dollars. This acquisition was part of the Wipro’s traditional “string of pearls” acquisition strategy and it shall help company to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Harinder Sidhu appointed as new Australian High Commissioner to India
Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu has been appointed as Australian High Commissioner to India. She replaces outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling. She is second envoy from Australia with Indian roots after Peter Varghese who had ancestral roots to southern Indian state of ..