The Union Cabinet has recently (November 2015) approved setting up of a National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research (NARF) at Genome Valley in Hyderabad under the Indian Council for Medical...
Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus), which has been classified as endangered in 1997 in IUCN red-list is endemic to forests of Seshachalam, Veliganda, Lankamala and Palakonda hill range distributed...
A CSE study in 2014 had revealed that indiscriminate use of Drugs in the poultry is also one of the key reasons of growing antibiotic resistance in humans....
There are 6 aboriginal tribes in Andaman & Nicobar islands. On the basis of features, they can be divided into Negrito and Mongoloid. Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and...
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is the name of an experimental project of providing some medicine / pills to the sex workers so that HIV/AIDS infection can be prevented. The...
Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector of Dengue. It lives in urban habitats and breeds mostly on man-made containers. Infected humans are the main carriers and multipliers...
The Lacones, also known as the Laconians or Lacedemonians, were the inhabitants of Laconia, a region in the south-eastern part of the Peloponnesian Peninsula in ancient Greece. The...
Gujarat has won the 14th season of prestigious Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy for season 2015–16 for first time in its history of championship. In the final match played...
During British Era, Punjab and Delhi came under the jurisdiction of High Court of Lahore, which was established on March 21, 1919 by a Letters Patent. After independence,...
1. Which of the following two countries currently occupy / control the Golan heights? [A]Egypt & Syria [B]Turkey & Israel [C]Israel & Syria [D]Syria & Turkey Answer: Israel...
The Narora atomic power plant is located in which district of Uttar Pradesh? [A]Bulandshahar [B]Barabanki [C]Saharanpur [D]Chanduali Show Answer Bulandshahar Narora Atomic Power Station is located in Narora,...
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar award ? [A]Bhanu Athaiya [B]Shabana Azmi [C]Satyajit Ray [D]Naseeruddin Shah Show Answer Bhanu Athaiya Bhanu Athaiya is Indian cinema’s...
