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UNESCO: Paris Agreement Only Way to Save Coral Reefs

A report by UNESCO has concluded that cutting down emissions and delivering the Paris Climate agreement to be the only ways out to save coral reefs the world...

June 24, 2017

WHO revised Antibiotics Protocol

The WHO has revised the Antibiotics Protocol and has divided the drugs into three categories-access, watch and reserve. Features WHO has kept the commonly used antibiotics under the...

June 24, 2017

Short Note: CARTOSAT -2E Satellite

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched Cartosat-2 series satellite with the help of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38). Cartosat-2E Cartosat-2 series satellite is an earth...

June 24, 2017

Palbinder Kaur Shergill becomes first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Judge in Canada Supreme Court

Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed as Canada’s Supreme Court judge. The announcement was made by the minister of justice and attorney...

June 24, 2017

India-Russia Signs Roadmap for Defence Cooperation

India and Russia have finalized a roadmap to further boost bilateral defence cooperation during the 17th India-Russia intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation held at Moscow. The meeting was co-chaired...

June 24, 2017

Quality of Life: Government launches Index to Rank 116 Cities

The urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has launched its first liveability index which will rank the country’s 116 major cities on the basis of the quality of life....

June 24, 2017

Imran Khawaja Appointed as ICC Deputy Chairman

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Imran Khawaja as its deputy chairman. Imran Khawaja is Chairman of Associates counties and a veteran administrator from Singapore. Recently, the ICC...

June 24, 2017

West Bengal Honoured with UN Public Service Award

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has received the highest prize in United Nations Public Service Award for the state government’s Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme in The...

June 24, 2017

POSOCO-IMD Weather Portal & Web Portal ‘MERIT’ launched

Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal has launched Weather Portal for Power Sector & Web Portal ‘MERIT’ (Merit Order Despatch of...

June 23, 2017

Fact Box: India's Contribution to Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) Project

Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT)  is the world’s biggest telescope which would facilitate astronomers to observe the intricacies of the universe from earth. Salient Facts Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is a multi-...

June 23, 2017

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