‘Aakash 2’ launched by President Pranab Mukherjee. ‘Aakash 2’ is the advanced version of Aakash 1 tablet. Developed under the aegis of IIT Bombay with the active...
Mr. Shanti Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been elected to a State Assembly in the United Stated during the general elections held on November 6, 2012....
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Ms Spivak is amongst the recipients of this year’s Kyoto Prize. She won the award in the Arts and Philosophy category for her “deep thinking...
In an attempt to enable its future space capsules to land like helicopters, NASA has tested a new rotor landing system. The objective is to replace parachutes with...
Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu clinched 3 bronze medals for India on the opening day of the 19th Junior Women Asian Weightlifting Championships at Yangon (Myanmar). Ms Saikhom Mirabai...
Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that Uttar Pradesh topped: the list death convicts lodged in various jails in the country in 2011 the...
The Revenue of Indian Railways was mere Rs. 260 Crore in 1950-51. In the same year, total working expenses were Rs. 210 crore giving a net earnings of...
Banks all over India are in the process of issuing fresh-look cheques with more security and standardized features to all its customers by December 31, 2012. From January...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved divestment of 10 per cent equity in HAL out of its holding on 100 per cent through an Initial...
In September 2012, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) declined 0.4%, mainly on account of a poor show by the capital goods and consumer durables sectors, which contracted...
