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Tamil Nadu honours ISRO Chief with Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan, was awarded Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award by Tamil Nadu government. He was awarded in recognition of his stellar work...

August 16, 2019

Karnataka government launchs programme for student entrepreneurs “E Step”

The Karnataka government has launched an initiative E-Step to empower student start-ups. The focus of E-Step is on boot camps, mentoring and training programmes which cover various aspects...

August 16, 2019

PT Usha appointed as a member of Athletes Commission of Asian Athletics Association

Legendary Indian athlete and Olympian P.T. Usha has been appointed as a member of the Athletes Commission of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). Usha will be one of...

August 16, 2019

Former cricketer VB Chandrasekhar passes away

V.B. Chandrasekhar (57), the former India and Tamil Nadu cricketer, has passed away in Chennai on 15th August 2019. Fondly referred to as VB, he represented India in...

August 16, 2019

Rajasthan gets award at World Education Summit-2019

Rajasthan has bagged the “best innovation and initiative leadership award” for its achievements in higher education in the 14th World Education Summit (WES-2019). The award was received by...

August 16, 2019

Deepak Punia becomes first Indian to win gold at World Junior Wrestling Championships after 18 years

Wrestler Deepak Punia has won gold in men’s 86-kg freestyle bout at the World Junior Wrestling Championships after beating Russia’s Alik Shebzukhov in the final at Tallinn, Estonia....

August 16, 2019

Researchers at IIT Madras develop industrial and field robot ‘GraspMan’

The researchers from IIT Madras have developed a multi-modal robot ‘GraspMan’ with good grasping, manipulation and locomotion abilities for use in industrial and field applications. The GraspMan is...

August 16, 2019

The researchers at IIT Hyderabad Develop bone substitutes from eggshells

The researchers at IIT Hyderabad and BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) of Jalandhar have developed a process by which bone implant materials can be synthesized from...

August 16, 2019

Today’s GK Questions (Static GK/GS) – August 16, 2019

Here are 10 GK questions for today, August 16, 2019 for various competitive exams in India. 123456789101. Who among the following was also known as Maratha Machiavelli?Nana PhadnavisBalaji...

August 16, 2019

Banks not to charge for failed transactions, balance enquiry: RBI

Every month banks provide certain number of free transactions at ATMs to their customers and exceeding which charges are imposed. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks...

August 16, 2019

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