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Fact Box: "Kirobo" : World’s first talking robot-astronaut ready to take off

“Kirobo” : World’s first talking robot-astronaut ready to take off Japanese have developed the world’s first robot-astronaut that...

📅 June 28, 2013

Fact Box: 'Diaspora Bonds'

India thinks over ‘Diaspora Bonds’ India is examining to introduce “Diaspora Bonds” to attract investment from NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), to...

📅 June 25, 2013

Fact Box: Operation TEMPORA – run by British spy agency GCHQ

UK’s spy agency ‘GCHQ’ has bigger electronic spying system than US’ NSA As per the latest revelations made...

📅 June 24, 2013

Fact Box: 'Ammu'

‘Ammu’: Mascot for 35th National Games The official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named ‘Ammu’...

📅 June 24, 2013

Fact Box: Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products

Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products from July 1, 2013 As per an announcement made by the Central...

📅 June 23, 2013

Fact Box: India far behind in cyber security compared to US and China

Despite being world-known as an Information Technology superpower, India, lags far behind when it comes to official cyber...

📅 June 23, 2013

Fact Box: "Hindu rate of growth"

Are we moving towards ‘Hindu’ rate of growth again? As India registered a meager GDP growth of 4.8%...

📅 June 18, 2013

Fact Box: H.265 / High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard

HVEC to replace the MPEG-4 standard New H.265 or High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard will be the successor...

📅 June 16, 2013

Fact Box: National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC)

India to establish NCCC for spying on cyber threats Indian government will establish its own multi-agency body — National...

📅 June 13, 2013

Fact Box: What is Citrus greening?

Citrus greening or Huanglongbing is a deadly disease of citrus which greatly affects the production of the fruits in several parts...

📅 June 13, 2013