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IIT Mandi reveals Key Protein Structure in Covid-19 Virus
Part of structure of a key protein in COVID-19 virus was revealed by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi. How this study is significant? Covid-19 protein structure will help in understanding mode of action & its role in spread ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Bashar Al-Assad Re-Elected for 4th term
Bashar al-Assad was re-elected as President for a fourth term in war-ravaged Syria, amid accusations that polls were “neither free nor fair”. Highlights Parliamentary speaker announced, Assad got 95.1 percent of votes cast. In last multi-candidate poll of 2014, he ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
NHAI’s Guidelines for Toll centres to reduce waiting time
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued guidelines for Toll centres to reduce waiting time to 10 seconds per vehicle at any point of time. What is yellow line? According to the guidelines, yellow lines at toll plazas will reduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Panel to examine Valuation of Services by Online Gaming companies
Government has constituted a panel of state ministers to examine valuation of services by online gaming to levy goods and services tax (GST). They will also examine services by casinos and race courses. About Panel Panel comprises of seven-members, was ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
MIT’s Smart Clothes measure movements and poses
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has designed clothing which use special fibres to sense movement of person via touch. Highlights Researchers from MIT also showed their clothes determined things such as if the person is sitting, walking, or doing any ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Current Affairs – Today’s Headlines: May 28, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 28, 2021: TWITTER – Twitter alleges ‘intimidation tactics’ by Delhi police, dismissed as baseless by the government – An anti-terrorism squad of the Delhi Police went to the offices of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021