‘Ammu’: Mascot for 35th National Games The official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named ‘Ammu’ which is a hornbill. The games will be hosted by...
Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products from July 1, 2013 As per an announcement made by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), from July 1, 2013, the Commodities...
Despite being world-known as an Information Technology superpower, India, lags far behind when it comes to official cyber security workforce which comprises a mere 556 experts deployed in...
On July 19, 2013 NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be taking the first-ever natural-colour image of the Earth as seen from the Saturn system, from 1.44 billion kilometres away. The US...
Are we moving towards ‘Hindu’ rate of growth again? As India registered a meager GDP growth of 4.8% in the first quarter of 2013 it has rendered dreams...
HVEC to replace the MPEG-4 standard New H.265 or High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard will be the successor to the MPEG-4 standard and will be used for delivering...
India to establish NCCC for spying on cyber threats Indian government will establish its own multi-agency body — National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) — that would carry out “real-time assessment...
As per a new study conducted in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF) and Wildlife Institute of India, the number of Royal Bengal tigers in the four...
Citrus greening or Huanglongbing is a deadly disease of citrus which greatly affects the production of the fruits in several parts of India. Causing agents: It is caused by motile bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter...
Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton was a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer. He made remarkable contribution as the Superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey of India, which he began in 1802. He launched his work from...
