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Facts about Powdered Alcohol and Cyclodextrins

Powdered alcohol or Palcohol, is a dried form of alcohol which can be mixed with water to create liquid form of alcohol. Chemically, it is said to be...

March 23, 2015

Winners of 2015 Indian Wells Open Tennis Titles (BNP Paribas Open)

Men’s Singles Title Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won the Indian Wells Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title. In the final match he defeated Switzerland’s Roger Federer by  6-3 6-7...

March 23, 2015

Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra

Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reconstituted the second State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) in Maharashtra. The reconstituted SEAC-II will assess projects falling in...

March 23, 2015

23 March observed as World Meteorological Day

Every year March 23 is observed as World Meteorological Day (WMD). Theme for this year is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action. This year’s theme assumes special significance to...

March 23, 2015

Sri Lankan President awards Field Marshal title to former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka

Former Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka was conferred the highest military rank of Field Marshal by the Government. He was awarded this title by President Maithripala Sirisena...

March 22, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee gives away Chakra Awards to Defence Personnel

Pranab Mukherjee on 21 March 2015 conferred one Kirti Chakra awards and 11 Shaurya Chakra awards on armed forces personnel. Among these 11 awardees three were conferred posthumously...

March 22, 2015

World Water Day observed on March 22

Every year World Water Day is marked on 22 March. It is observed to preserve and ration consumption of water. The theme for this year is ‘Water and...

March 22, 2015

India becomes 3rd biggest steel producer overtakes US

India has become the third-largest steel producer in the world by overtaking United States (US) in first two months of year 2015. It was revealed in the Data...

March 22, 2015

Mithivirdi nuclear plant gets CRZ nod from Union Government

Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has given coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) nod to the 6,000-MW Mithivirdi Nuclear Power Plant of Nuclear Power Corporation of...

March 22, 2015

Katherine Viner appointed as Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian newspaper

Katherine Viner has been appointed as editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper. She will be 12th editor-in-chief and the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history....

March 22, 2015

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