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NASA launches TDRS satellite

February 7, 2013

NASA launched an unmanned Atlas V rocket carrying the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). It is a communication satellite to stay in touch with its space station astronauts and relay more Hubble telescope images. This is the 11th TDRS ..

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Scientists create first digital atlas of brain

February 6, 2013

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have created the world’s first genome-wide digital atlas of gene enhancers in the brain, the switches that tell genes when and where they need to be switched on or off. This atlas completely documents the cerebrum, ..

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Scientists discover 10 million year old star still creating planets

February 4, 2013

Scientists have discovered a 10-million-year old star named TW Hydrae located 176 light years far from Earth may still be giving birth to new planets. As per NASA, the disk of material around the star may be massive enough to ..

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Genome sequence of 90 chickpea genotypes complete

February 2, 2013

A global research team led by the International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence of the CDC Frontier chickpea variety and genome sequence of 90 cultivated and wild genotypes from 10 ..

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Militants set afire Timbuktu manuscripts

February 1, 2013

Mali’s cultural heritage got a shock when militants set ablaze a building that housed priceless ancient manuscripts in country’s fabled desert city of Timbuktu, where the French-led troops are making a speedy advance towards north. What are Timbuktu Manuscripts? Timbuktu ..

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JJB rejects bone ossification test plea

January 31, 2013

“The Juvenile Justice Board rejected the police request for his bone ossification test for age determination.” “The inquiry against the accused who will be 0f 18 years in June 2013, will continue by the Juvenile Justice Board nevertheless as per ..

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Iran claims to have sent monkey into space

January 31, 2013

Iran has claimed that it has successfully sent a monkey into space, boasting the launch as another step toward Tehran’s aspirations of a manned space flight. As per reports, the rocket dubbed Pishgam (Farsi for ‘pioneer’), reached a height of ..

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World’s first cloned buffalo delivers a calf

January 28, 2013

Garima II which is world’s first cloned buffalo has delivered a healthy and normal calf at the Karnal-based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). The calf, named Mahima, was born through ‘hand-guided cloning technique’. It is the first calf born from ..

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India to test fire sub-sonic missile Nirbhay

January 28, 2013

As per Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India would test fire sub-sonic, medium range cruise missile Nirbhay in Feb 2013. The missile is being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a DRDO lab. Nirbhay: All-weather low-cost medium-range cruise missile ..

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DRDO begins AWACS programme

January 28, 2013

India’s  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has just taken up development of the Rs 6,000 crore Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). What is AWACS? AWACS is acronym of Airborne Warning and Control System. To know more about AWACS ..

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