Page-3 of Current Affairs - May, 2013

Fact Box: Magnetar; NASA's observatory finds Magnetar "SGR 0418"

May 28, 2013

Scientists at NASA have discovered exotic neutron star called Magnetar named SGR 0418 by using Chandra X-ray Observatory and other satellites. What are Magnetars? Magnetar are the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation. It is a type of ..

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Southern India's first fighter aircraft base inaugurated at Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

May 28, 2013

The Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) airbase which was undergoing modernization to cater to increased security and strategic demands has been finally inaugurated. The airbase will strengthen India’s presence over the Indian Ocean region and is the first fighter aircraft base here in ..

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Fact Box: What gives some tigers white fur with dark or sepia brown stripes ?

May 27, 2013

Scientists from Peking University, Beijing, have solved a long standing enigma behind the cause that gives some tigers white fur with dark or sepia brown stripes. It has been found that a change in a single amino acid (A477V) in ..

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Gold nanoparticles to aid efficient drug delivery and diagnostics

May 27, 2013

Scientists from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, have synthesized eco-friendly gold nanoparticles using bio-resources which could be used as carriers for delivering anti-cancer drugs and also for diagnosing the disease. How it was done? Scientists used leaves of ..

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Yoga University inaugurated in Gujarat

May 27, 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a yoga university named Lakulish Yoga University in Ahmedabad. It is a private university up by Life Mission Trust, which already runs several yoga training centres across the State as well as in Canada ..

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India-made goods to be duty-free at airports

May 27, 2013

The Finance Ministry has notified that Duty-Free-Shops (DFSs) at airports in India will be allowed to sell goods manufactured in India without paying any duty. Objective: To promote ‘Brand India’. Till now the DFSs located at arrival halls of international ..

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Strategic IAF airbase at Thanjavur ready to serve nation

May 27, 2013

Indian Air Force (IAF) will dedicate a newly upgraded Air Force Station in Thanjavur Tamil Nadu to the nation on May 27, 2013. Earlier, the airbase was a vintage airfield of World War I which has been added with modern ..

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China ink MoU with Pak to build transport corridor passing through PoK

May 27, 2013

Chinese PM Li Keqiang, who recently concluded his India visit followed by two-day visit to Pakistan, signed an MoU with Pakistan which aims at formulating long term plan b/w both countries for the China-Pakistan economic corridor project and gradually push ..

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Malayalam to get ‘Classical Language’ status

May 25, 2013

The Union Cabinet has approved classifying Malayalam as a ‘Classical Language’. What is a ‘Classical Language’ ? A classical language is a language with a literature (art of written work) that is classical. U.C.Berkeley linguist George L. Hart defined Classical Language ..

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Government to create 20,751 additional posts in IT Dept

May 25, 2013

The Cabinet has approved the proposal for creation of 20,751 additional posts in the Income Tax Department in various cadres. Of them, 1349 posts will be in the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) cadre and 19,402 posts in the non-IRS cadres. This will help the Income Tax Department ..

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