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Moss serves as a cheap pollution monitor: Scientists
According to Japanese scientists, delicate mosses found on rocks and trees in cities around the world can be used as low-cost bioindicator to monitor urban pollution and to measure the impact of atmospheric change. As a bioindicator, mosses respond to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Okinoshima Island: Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO heritage tag
Okinoshima Island, Japan’s men-only island was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site. The island will be the 17th set of Japanese cultural assets to be granted this status and overall 21st in the list. The island is part of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
India, US and Japan navies kick off 2017 Malabar Exercise
India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is the 21st edition of the naval exercise. In this edition of the exercise, total of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2017
India becomes World No.2 LPG importer
India has become world’s second largest LPG importer, a position that was previously occupied by Japan. China remains as the world’s top importer. According to Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell, LPG imports in the country has increased 23% during the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Belle-II detector system integrated with powerful SuperKEKB accelerator
The High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK) completed the ‘rolling-in’ of the Belle-II experiment in Tsukuba, Japan. With this, it moves a step forward by integrating particle detector with powerful accelerator. The term roll-in refers to the operation of moving ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Japan officially recognises Bitcoin as currency
Japan has officially recognized bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money along the lines of other fiat currencies with effect from April 1, 2017. The recognition comes after implementation of a new law amending Banking Act in Japan for legalizing ..