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NIV scientists isolate 11 strains of COVID-19

Scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune have isolated 11 strains of the Covid-19, which is the first step towards developing a vaccine for containing a...

March 15, 2020

Justice Bansi Lal Bhat appointed as officiating chairperson of NCLAT

The government has appointed Justice Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). He will replace the previous Chairperson Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, who...

March 15, 2020

Google to develop website to help with coronavirus test

The US President Donald Trump recently announced that tech giant Google is engaged in the process of developing a website to help with coronavirus test. He also revealed that more...

March 15, 2020

CCEA approves removal of ambiguities in Modified NPS-III

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently approved the proposal of Department of fertilizers to remove ambiguities in the Modified New Pricing Scheme -III (NPS-III) in determining...

March 15, 2020

Bill Gates steps down from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway

The co-founder of Microsoft and the world’s second richest person Bill Gates has stepped down from the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway. Bill Gates recently announced that...

March 15, 2020

GST rates increased for mobile phones

The Goods and Services Tax Council chaired by the Union Finance Minister announced that it has decided to increase GST rates on mobile phones to 18 per cent...

March 15, 2020

Dana Zatopkova passes away

The 1952 javelin champion of Helsinki Olympics, Dana Zatopkova recently passed away at the age of 97. She belonged to and represented Czech Republic. Her husband Emil Zatopek...

March 15, 2020

Saurashtra cricket team wins maiden Ranji trophy

The Saurashtra cricket team led by an inspiring skipper Jaydev Unadkat recently won the maiden Ranji trophy of the team. At the final clash on the fifth and...

March 15, 2020

Ambedkar House Memorial in UK to remain open for visitors

India has appealed against the closure of Ambedkar House memorial to the United Kingdom government. Recently the UK accepted the proposal and announced that the memorial in in...

March 15, 2020

‘BhoomiRashi’ Portal accelerates land acquisition process for National Highways

The ‘BhoomiRashi’ Portal is a land acquisition portal launched in March 2018 by the Ministry of the Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry had recently announced that the...

March 15, 2020

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