Page-24 of Current Affairs - March, 2016

Indian scientists develop Herbal Medicine for Dengue

March 7, 2016

Indian scientists for first time have claimed to have developed herbal medicine against mosquito borne dengue fever using traditional Indian medicine system Ayurveda. The herbal dengue medicine was developed using alcoholic extract of Cissampelos pariera Linn (Cipa extract) derived from ..

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MoEFCC releases Four Colour Classification Scheme for industries based on Pollution Index

March 7, 2016

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released a new Four-colour Classification Scheme for industries based on their pollution potential. The four-colour classification scheme of industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index (PI) which is a ..

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Capital Area Bank first to get small finance bank licence from RBI

March 7, 2016

Jalandhar based Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB) Limited became the first financial entity in India to get Small Financial Bank Licence by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). CLAB ltd claims to be largest local bank in the country with total ..

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E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson passes away

March 7, 2016

Internet pioneer and e-mail inventor Raymond Tomlinson passed away in Washington, United States. He was 74 years old. Tomlinson invented direct electronic messages between users on different machines on a certain network in 1971. Key pioneering inventions First email system: ..

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Dogri poetess Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Krutitava Smagra Samman

March 7, 2016

Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev has been awarded prestigious Krutitava Smagra Samman for the year 2015. She was bestowed with this award for her outstanding contribution in literature and great service to Dogri Language. It was presented to ..

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New snake species named Melanophidium Khairei discovered in Western Ghats

March 7, 2016

Researchers have discovered new species of burrowing snake named Melanophidium khairei or Khaire’s Black Shieldtail in Northwestern Ghats. This new snake species was correctly identified after a gap of 144 years as it was earlier wrongly identified as identified as ..

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India wins 2016 Asia Cup T20 trophy

March 7, 2016

India has won the 2016 Asia Cup T20 trophy for a record sixth time after beating Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final. In the final match played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Indian team overhauled the chasing target ..

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Patna Pirates wins 3rd season of Pro Kabaddi League

March 7, 2016

Patna Pirates has won the third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by defeating U Mumba. In the final match played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Patna Pirates defeated U Mumba by 31-28 score in ..

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