Page-176 of Science & Technology Current Affairs

Shrinking ice moving the Earth's crust upwards in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula

As per scientists, earth’s mantle under Antarctica is moving rapidly, changing the shape of the land at a...

📅 May 14, 2014

Effectiveness of Medication is Gene-dependent: Research; that's why a particular drug is effective for certain people but not for others.

A new research attempts to answer why a particular drug is effective for certain people but not for...

📅 May 14, 2014

Scientists succeed in replicating semi-synthetic DNA containing unnatural bases

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have succeeded in replicating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which contained artificially inserted...

📅 May 13, 2014

Biologists discover 14 new ‘Dancing Frog’ species in Western Ghats

Indian scientists have found 14 new species of ‘Dancing Frogs’ in the Western Ghats. The tiny agile amphibians earned...

📅 May 11, 2014

DGCA directs airlines to track flights in real time

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in its directives, has made it mandatory for airlines and private...

📅 May 10, 2014

Indian Navy operationally deploys INS Vikramaditya

As per the announcement made by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Robin Kumar Dhowan, the newly inducted...

📅 May 10, 2014

El Nino effect may shrink India's GDP by 1.75%: Assocham

As per a report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the 5% deficiency...

📅 May 10, 2014

NASA to grow plants on International Space Station (ISS)

The US space agency NASA plans to grow plants on the International Space Station (ISS) by the end...

📅 May 6, 2014

Existence of 117th element “Ununseptium (Uus)” confirmed

The existence of element 117- “Ununseptium (Uus)” has been confirmed by the scientists at the GSI accelerator laboratory in...

📅 May 5, 2014

India conducts successful test of first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) 'Astra' missile

India tested its first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) ‘Astra’ missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet, marking an...

📅 May 5, 2014