US scientists have identified a compound that seems to reverse the learning deficits associated with Down syndrome in lab mice. In their experiment, they injected the compound in mice which...
Researchers from the Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute are conducting deep-earth study in the Koyna-Warna region of Maharashtra with the aim to enhance understanding of seismic activities and improve...
The 23-member governing council of European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unaltered at a record low of 0.5%. The council said that the slowly recuperating eurozone...
The Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987 and ratified by 197 countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and allow recovery of the ozone layer. It is hailed...
1. The Global Competitiveness Report is published from time to time by ___? [A]World Bank [B]International Monetary Fund [C]Yale University [D]World Economic Forum World Economic Forum The Global...
IMF approves $ 6.7bn loan package to Pakistan to avert financial crisis Pakistan will get a loan package of 6.7 billion dollar from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
In a bid to attract capital flows, the RBI relaxed the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms by permitting companies to use funds raised from their foreign equity holder...
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011 which aims to regulate the New Pension System (NPS) has been passed in the Lok Sabha with official amendments....
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has established an Advisory Committee for each district of the country for monitoring the progress of Prime Minister’s Employment...
A committee, established by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under the chairmanship of Sunita Narain, director general of Centre for Science and Environment, has slapped a penalty of Rs...
