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ICFRE and TIFAC ink MoU for supporting Forest Based Communities
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC) have signed MoU to provide livelihood opportunities and augment income of forest based communities. The MoU will be valid for period of 10 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Prime Minister inaugurates 105th Indian Science Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Manipur Central University in Imphal. The focal theme of 5-day ISC is “Reaching the Unreached Through Science & Technology”. Key Facts The ISC 2018 was organised by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Sach-Gaurav: India's first cloned Assamese buffalo born
The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has claimed that India’s first cloned Assamese buffalo male calf named Sach-Gaurav was born in Hisar, Haryana. It was born to Murrah buffalo, at Hi Tech Sach Dairy Farm, 100 kms from ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
China develops artificial heart with rocket technology
Chinese scientists have developed artificial heart using rocket technology and it is currently undergoing thorough testing experiments on animals. The heart was developed jointly by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital in North China’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Environment Ministry gives nod to Neutrino project
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF’s) has given environmental clearance to India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project to be set up in Bodi West hills in Tamil Nadu. The approval was given by MoEF’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) after taking ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
QOL-2C: AYUSH Drug developed by CCRAS for cancer patients
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has undertaken development of coded drug AYUSH QOL-2C for improving quality of life in cancer patients. It had conducted clinical studies of the drug in breast cancer patients at St. John’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
India-UK Joint Team wins Newton-Bhabha Fund for Groundwater Arsenic Research project
India-United Kingdom (UK) Joint Team has won Newton-Bhabha Fund for project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin. The project was undertaken by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
HRD Ministry allocates Rs.1000 crore for research in S&T under IMPRINT-II
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has sanctioned Rs. 1000 crore for phase II of Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programme to boost research and innovation in the country. Under the IMPRINT-II, a fund is being created by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Silver copper telluride (AgCuTe): Researchers develop thermoelectric compound
Researchers have developed silver copper telluride (AgCuTe), a novel compound that exhibits poor thermal conductivity but shows good electrical conductivity. It was developed by researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru. AgCuTe The new material having ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Marshall Islands to launch world-first digital legal tender
Marshall Islands in Pacific Ocean is set to become first country in world to recognize cryptocurrency as its legal tender and adopt transparent crypto monetary system. The parliament of island has passed law to create the digital currency called “Sovereign” ..