Northeast’s sixth and largest hub for information technology has been inaugurated in Agartala. The hub has been set up at a cost of Rs 50 crore to boost...
Astronaut Peggy Whitson has set a new space record for most days in space by a US astronaut. She has broken the previous record set by Jeff Williams...
The wax worm, the larvae of insect Galleria mellonella, is found to possess the ability to biodegrade polyethylene, which is one of the toughest and most used plastics....
India’s first and longest ropeway is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust to link Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea. Elephanta...
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) aims to achieve the fuel security and reduce the air pollution level in the country by promoting electric and hybrid vehicles in the...
Veteran filmmaker and actor Kasinadhuni Viswanath has been conferred Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016 by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal...
1. Which Bollywood film has won the best film honour at the 2017 Hong Kong International Film Festival? [A] Trivisa[B] Newton[C] Happiness[D] Blue Mountains Show Answer Correct Answer:...
In a first, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has deployed three drones for real-time monitoring of the forest fires. This is the first time that drones are used to...
Hindi film ‘Newton’ has won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Earlier, the film had its world premiere at Berlinale and got...
According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), India has become world’s fifth-largest military spender spending at $55.9 billion in 2016. The US remains the world’s largest military...
The term ‘lateral entry’ in the civil services refers to a move by the government to appoint outsiders (not candidates from Civil Service Examination) in the middle rung...
In India, there are several communities dependent upon forests for their life and livelihood. These include the traditional forest dwellers, some Scheduled Tribes and some villages across different...
