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India, France ink agreement to collaborate for Gaganyaan mission
India and France have signed agreement to collaborate for ISRO’s first human space mission Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. Both countries have also announced working group for Gaganyaan. The announcement was made at sixth edition of Bengaluru Space Expo ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Dataset Search: Google launches new search engine for scientific community
Search engine giant Google has launched Dataset Search, a new search engine for scientific community that will help them make sense of millions of datasets present online. It will also help scientists, data journalists and geeks to find data required ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
India, Bulgaria sign MoUs on civil nuclear cooperation, S&T, investment & tourism
India and Bulgaria have signed four MoUs in fields of Civil Nuclear cooperation, investment, Tourism and establishment of Hindi chair at Sofia University. Both countries also signed program of Cooperation on science and Technology. These agreements were signed after President ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Japan to conduct world’s first test of space elevator
Japanese researchers from Shizuoka University will conduct world’s first experiment to test small prototype of space elevator in space by using two mini satellites. The test equipment will be launched by Japan’s space agency on board of H-2B rocket from ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
34 per cent of Indians insufficiently active: Lancet Study
According to recent study published in Lancet Global Health journal, at least 34% of India’s population is insufficiently active. The levels of insufficient activity were higher among women at 48%, while prevalence was 22 %among men. The study was undertaken ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
GM mustard DMH-11 trials may get nod for field-trials
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will soon convene special meeting of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) to decide on field-trial approvals for transgenic mustard DMH-11 developed by University of Delhi’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Drug-resistant superbug spreading in hospitals: Study
Researchers from University of Melbourne, Australian have found that superbug resistant to all known antibiotics and can cause severe infections or even death is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world. They have discovered three variants of multidrug-resistant superbug ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Department of Biotechnology inks MoU with IAE on Enhancing Innovation for Clean Energy Transition
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Energy Agency (IEA) for enhancing innovation for Clean Energy Transition. The MoU seeks to deepen co-operation in support of clean energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Call for Code initiative: IBM partners with Indian IT companies to build global solutions for disaster management
Global IT giant IBM has partnered with Indian IT companies for its ‘Call for Code’ initiative that aims to build global solutions for disaster management. Indian IT companies that will partner with IBM for Call for Code initiative include Persistent ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 72nd Independence Day speech. Under it, three ..