False Claims Act / Lincoln Law This act was in news with reference to the exposure of dubious manufacturing practices of Ranbaxy and subsequent penalty of the $500...
In May 2013, the Union Cabinet has given nod to create autonomous NSDA by subsuming Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD), the National Skill Development Coordination...
Ministry for Women & Child Development has launched the World Bank assisted ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP). The idea is to provide additional catalytic support...
A provision contained in an underwriting agreement that gives the underwriter the right to sell investors more shares than originally planned by the issuer. This would normally be...
An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange...
Aparajita Datta, a wildlife biologist has won Whitley Award 2013 for a project to conserve “Hornbill” bird in Arunachal Pradesh. Whitley Awards – known as ‘Green Oscars’ are...
Zhongxing-11 is the name of a Communications Satellite of China, which was placed in orbit in May 2013. It features multiple high power fixed and mobile beams and...
On 3 May 2013 the World Press Freedom Day was observed. UNESCO marks World Press Freedom Day as an opportunity to honor notable contribution to the defence and/or...
RoboBee is a tiny robot capable of tethered flight, developed by a research robotics team at Harvard University. It is less than tenth of gram in weight. It...
Jenita Mary Nongkynrih is a woman scientist from Meghalaya, who is winnder of 2013 ISRO Young Scientist Award. She was awarded for her Urban Information system project in...
