Page-8 of Archives: December, 2016
Photon
A photon is an elementary particle that serves as the quantum of the electromagnetic field, encompassing forms of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light, radio waves, X-rays, and...
Physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is a major branch of chemistry concerned with understanding chemical systems by applying the theories, principles, and methods of physics. It investigates both macroscopic and microscopic...
Sagarmala Development Company’s office inaugurated in New Delhi
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Sagarmala Development Company’s (SDC) office in New Delhi to promote port-led development in the country. The SDC has been...
Assam Government launches Health Insurance Scheme Atal-Amrit Abhiyan
Assam Government rolled out ‘Atal-Amrit Abhiyan’, a health insurance scheme to provide coverage against several critical illnesses. Atal-Amrit Abhiyan aims to make quality health care affordable to every...
China tests 5th-generation fighter jet FC-31 Gyrfalcon
China has successfully tested the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth fighter jet J-31 (now renamed the FC-31 Gyrfalcon). The newest version of twin-engine FC-31 took to the...
China passes law to levy environment tax to fight pollution
China’s top legislature has passed Environment Tax to levy environment tax on polluters, especially on heavy industries. It will enter into force on January 1, 2018. The law...
Key Scientific Inventions of 2016 [For Prelims]
The role of science in inventions cannot be overlooked. From the spinning wheel and the steam engine to modern warfare and supercomputers, science and technology has profoundly influenced human civilization....
India-Australia Relations
India and Australia have several commonalities, which serve as a foundation for closer cooperation and multifaceted interaction. Both are strong, vibrant, secular and multicultural democracies. Both of them...
Vijayanagara Empire
Vijayanagara Empire or Karnata Empire or Kingdom of Bisnegar was established in 1336 by Harihara-I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. Its ruins are located in current day Hampi in...
Amendment of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 via Ordinance Route
The Centre has decided to get an ordinance promulgated with amendment to section 6 of the Payment of wages Act of 1936 to enable industries to pay wages...
India and Cellulosic Ethanol [2G Ethanol]
Cellulosic ethanol, also known as Second generation (2G) ethanol is not produced from starch or sugar but from cellulose fibers, which are found in abundance in plant cell...
