Hypersonic superjet technology successfully tested in Australia

A joint US-Australian military research team successfully tested a hypersonic technology in the Australian desert. In the test, scramjet attached to a rocket booster was successfully sent to an altitude of 278 km at Mach 7.5 (seven times the speed ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passes away

Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passed away in Junagadh, Gujarat. She was 80. Diwaliben Bhil had given her voice to various Gujarati folk songs, film songs and Garba (Gujarati folk dance). About Diwaliben Bhil She was born in tribal ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected Deputy Mayor in UK

Indian journalist and Councillor Philip Abraham has been elected the Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in the United Kingdom. Councillor Carol Davis, the newly-elected mayor presented the Deputy Mayor’s Badge to Philip Abraham. Mr. Abraham is a journalist from Kerala ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Scientists develop world’s first Zika virus clone

Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have developed world’s first genetically engineered clone of the Zika virus strain. They have dubbed it as infectious complementary DNA (cDNA) clone. It allows researchers to make Zika virus from test ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Himalayan Brown Bears sighted for first time in Kargil after 1999 War

Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Wildlife Department for the first time has sighted group of eight Himalayan brown bears in Kargil’s Drass Sector after 1999 India-Pakistan War. The eight Himalayan brown bears (three adult females and five grown-up cubs) were sighted ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

HDFC Bank launches SmartUp for startups

HDFC Bank, India’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has launched SmartUp, a dedicated solution for startups to fulfil all their banking needs. It was launched in association with a Mumbai-based start-up accelerator Zone Startups India (ZSI). Key facts SmartUp ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

SBI seeks to take over 5 associate PSBs, Bhartiya Mahila Bank

The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to merge its five associate public sector banks (PSBs) and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself. In this regard, SBI has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

World's first robot lawyer 'ROSS’ hired by US law firm

The world’s first robot lawyer named ‘ROSS’ has been employed by a US law firm BakerHostetler. The first of its kind artificial intelligence (AI) lawyer will assist the law firm and its various teams in legal research. The robot was ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016