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Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were two landmark pieces of legislation—one passed by the Parliament of England and the other by the Parliament of Scotland—that brought the Kingdom of...

August 29, 2018

Adam of Bremen

Adam of Bremen was a significant German chronicler of the eleventh century whose works provide essential insight into the political, ecclesiastical, and geographical landscape of Northern Europe during...

August 29, 2018

Adam Smith

Adam Smith was an influential Scottish economist, philosopher and central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment whose works laid the intellectual foundations of classical political economy. Best known for...

August 29, 2018

Adaptive radiation

Adaptive radiation is a major evolutionary process through which a single ancestral lineage diversifies rapidly into multiple species, each adapted to different ecological niches. This diversification is typically...

August 29, 2018

Adhesive

Adhesives are non-metallic substances capable of binding separate surfaces through molecular attraction and maintaining resistance to separation. They have long been used to join materials ranging from wood...

August 29, 2018

Administrative law

Administrative law constitutes a principal branch of public law concerned with regulating the activities, powers, and procedures of governmental administrative agencies. It provides the legal framework within which...

August 29, 2018

Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime...

August 29, 2018

Government constitute 21-member Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council

Union Government has constituted new 21-member advisory panel on science, technology and innovation called Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). It will be headed by...

August 29, 2018

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn-in as new President of Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn-in as the new President of Zimbabwe on August 26, after narrowly winning the 2018 Zimbabwean general election. It was the country’s first election...

August 29, 2018

K Vijay Raghavan head of newly formed Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Council (PM-STIAC)

The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a 21-member committee to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi on policy matters related to science, technology and innovation. The committee, dubbed...

August 29, 2018

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