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Fact Box: Who was William Lambton?

Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton was a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer. He made remarkable contribution as the Superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey of...

📅 June 13, 2013

Fact Box: Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG)

IIT-Madras develops new technology for mass housing Researchers in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed...

📅 June 8, 2013

Fact Box: "ROSHNI" – A new programme launched by Rural Development Ministry in 24 naxal affected districts

The Ministry for Rural Development has launched a new skill development scheme called Roshni for rural youth from...

📅 June 8, 2013

Fact Box: e-BRC (Bank Realization Certificate)

MoU inked b/w DGFT and Government of Delhi to use e-BRC (Bank Realization Certificate) An MoU was signed b/w...

📅 June 8, 2013

Fact Box: Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

K R Kamath re-elected as IBA’s Chairman K R Kamath, the chairman and managing director of Punjab National...

📅 June 7, 2013

Fact Box: India Post 2012 Project

What is ‘India Post 2012’ project? ‘India Post 2012’ project is a multi-faceted IT automation programme which was...

📅 June 2, 2013

Fact Box: induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC)

Scientists improve Yamanaka’s invention to make iPSCs Scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, China have...

📅 June 1, 2013

Fact Box: Nitaqat – Over 1 lakh Indians fear arrest in Saudi Arabia

Over 1 lakh Indians fear arrest in Saudi Arabia The Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who have not...

📅 May 28, 2013

Fact Box: Green Energy Corridor Project; Government plans to invest Rs 43,000 Crore in the project

Rs 43,000-cr ‘green energy corridor’ plan for renewable energy The Government plans to launch a Rs 43,000-crore ‘Green Energy...

📅 May 28, 2013

Fact Box: Magnetar; NASA's observatory finds Magnetar "SGR 0418"

Scientists at NASA have discovered exotic neutron star called Magnetar named SGR 0418 by using Chandra X-ray Observatory and other satellites. What...

📅 May 28, 2013