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ISRO postpones launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to moon to January 2019. This will be second time mission has been postponed. The ambitious mission was earlier planned to be launched in April 2018 and was later ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Ajay Data: First Indian to get elected as ICANN ccNSO council member
The nominating committee of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected Ajay Data as new council member of Country Code Supporting Organisation (ccNSO). With this, he becomes first Indian to get selected as a member of ccNSO, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Telangana, Tech Mahindra ink MoU for India's first Blockchain District
Telangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district. The MoU was signed at International Blockchain Congress 2018 held in Hyderabad. Blockchain district It will be centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Facebook launches Digital Literacy Library
Social networking giant Facebook has launched “Digital Literacy Library” to help young people build skills they need to safely enjoy online technology. The lessons can be found on Facebook’s Safety Center as well as on Berkman Klein’s Digital Literacy Resource ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Chinese researchers create world’s first single chromosome yeast
Researchers from China’s Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences have claimed to have created the world’s first single-chromosome yeast while not affecting the majority of its functions. The experiment was conducted on Brewer’s yeast having 16 chromosomes and which ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
NBRC researchers decipher how Zika virus causes microcephaly
Scientists from National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) have successfully identified molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly. Babies born with microcephaly have significantly smaller head size compared with normal babies. Key Findings The researchers found envelop protein ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Scutoid: Scientists discover new shape after studying human cells
Scientists have identified new shape called scutoid while studying epithelial cells. Epithelial tissue is one of four kinds of tissue that forms human bodym which acts as safety shield of body that make up cell walls lining our blood vessels ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Arsenic contamination in paddy is rising in Bengal: Study
According to recent study, arsenic contamination in paddy is rising from ground water in West Bengal. It reveals that rise in arsenic contamination of paddy plants due to concentration of arsenic accumulation depends on variety of paddy and its stage in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018