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Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), also known as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), corticoliberin, or corticotrophin, is a peptide hormone centrally involved in the regulation of the stress response. It is classified...

August 30, 2016

Cosmic Background Explorer

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), also designated Explorer 66, was a NASA satellite mission dedicated to physical cosmology that operated between 1989 and 1993. Its primary scientific objective...

August 30, 2016

Cough

A cough is a sudden and forceful expulsion of air from the lungs through the large breathing passages, serving as an essential protective reflex of the respiratory system....

August 30, 2016

Count Palatine

A count palatine (Latin comes palatinus), also known as a count of the palace or, in the German tradition, Pfalzgraf (rendered in English as palsgrave), was originally a...

August 30, 2016

India, US sign LEMOA

India and the United States have signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will enable both countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of...

August 30, 2016

Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Saraswati Samman

Eminent Dogri language Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015. She was bestowed with this prestigious award for her autobiography...

August 30, 2016

India, Myanmar ink four agreements to boost bilateral cooperation

India and Myanmar have signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries. These agreements were signed after delegation level talks...

August 30, 2016

29 August: National Sports Day

The National Sports Day is observed every year across India on 29 August to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand who was born...

August 29, 2016

29 August: International Day Against Nuclear Tests

The International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed on 29 August across the world to raise awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other...

August 29, 2016

ISRO conducts successful test launch of scramjet engine

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the first time has successfully conducted the Scramjet (or Supersonic Combusting ramjet) engine test. The test was conducted from Satish Dhawan...

August 29, 2016

NASA's Juno probe completes first Jupiter flyby

NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft has successfully executed its first flyby of Jupiter, our solar system’s most massive planet. During its first flyby, Juno passed just 4,200 kilometres above...

August 29, 2016

Mahindra unveils DiGiSENSE platform to track vehicle information

Automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has introduced DiGiSENSE, a cloud based technology solution to track vehicle information in real time. With this, Mahindra has become the...

August 29, 2016