Comedian Raju Srivastava’s post-mortem was conducted using a novel technique called virtual autopsy. What is virtual autopsy? Virtual autopsy or virtopsy is a new technique of post-mortem that...
‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force, and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ was conferred to India for its India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI). Key facts The...
Valery Polyakov, who held the record for the achieving the longest single stay in space, has passed away at the age of 80. Key facts Valery Polyakov’s record...
On September 15, 2022, Roger Federer announced his retirement from the international tennis. Key facts The Laver Cup, which is set to commence on September 23, will be...
The National Engineer’s Day is observed every year on September 15 every year to recognize and pay tribute to achievements of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Who was Sir M Visvesvaraya?...
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to become the Attorney General for India for the second time. Key facts Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set take up the...
The US President Joe Biden appointed Dr Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of the ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health) and detailed her role during his...
A military station and a major road near the Lohit Valley on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China were recently named after the country’s first CDS...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will propose the appointment of Austria’s Volker Turk as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights. He will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile, whose...
Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the third richest person in the world, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list. Highlights Few...