"Vitamin E" Beneficial or Harmful depends on its source

According to new research, certain forms of Vitamin A can be harmful for the lungs while certain other can be helpful in normal functioning of lungs. The research has found that a form of Vitamin E found in vegetable oils ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

CSIR & IMD collaborate for joint production of "Drishti" System

In a major development in the field of aviation safety CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore and India Meteorological Department (IMD) inked a partnership pact for joint production of Drishti System; a sophisticated instrument for assessment of Runway visual range, which ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Pinaka rockets test-fired successfully

India’s Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL)–Pinaka rockets, capable of decimating hostile targets at 40kms-range with rapid salvos, successfully test- fired thrice at an armament base in Chandipur, Odisha. The rockets, which have been subjected to several tough tests since 1995, have ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

NASA designs high-tech cages to transport rats to ISS

The US space agency has developed high-tech cages to transport rodents from Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) to enable researchers to study the long-term effects of microgravity on mammalian Physiology.  These Rodent Habitat modules will first fly in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

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“Diamond Quadrilateral” for High-Speed Rail

The ruling BJP promised in the election manifestos for 2014 Lok Sabha election, introduction of High-Speed Rail (HSR) in the country. It pledged to build the Diamond Quadrilateral project – connecting four major cities of India located in four edges ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

DRDO successfully test-fired Akash supersonic missiles

Akash air defence missiles were test-fired successfully by Defence Research and Developmet Organization (DRDO) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. Three Akash missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur (Odisha), on tow body target of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

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RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching

Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be used in the collection of each individual rhino’s unique DNA profile and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

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TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material

Scientists have created a new material- ‘Triazine-based Graphitic Carbon Nitride‘ (TGCN) similar to Graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices. Though TGCN was predicted theoretically in 1996, but this is the first time that it ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

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Olive Ridley Conservation programme restarted after nearly 25 years

The wildlife flank of the Forest Department has re-started the Olive Ridley conservation after nearly 25 years by setting up a hatchery at Besant Nagar in Chennai. The department set up the hatchery in January 2014 near the broken bridge ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

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WHO concerned about MERS virus

The WHO’s Emergency Committee for MERS-CoV has raised concerns about the sharp surge in the number of ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus’(MERS-CoV) cases since March 2014. The sharp increase has been seen particularly in Saudi Arabia and in the United ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs