Page-9 of Archives: August, 2016
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
