Scientists led by one of Indian origin Prashant Kamat have developed a “solar paint” that could one day replace solar cells and make renewable energy much cheaper. As...
Shenzhou 9 is a planned manned flight of China’s Shenzhou program that is scheduled for launch in June 2012. Shenzhou 9 will be the second spacecraft to dock...
Supercontinent Amasia is the name of a future Supercontinent. Recently, scientists have claimed that in the coming 50 to 200 million years, Australia may merge with India while...
The Sudan-South Sudan border is not clearly defined; the two states failed to finalize an agreement prior to South Sudan’s independence. That the border region accounts for such...
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 has been enacted to provide for free and compulsory education to all children in the age...
Kosi River is called Bihar’s sorrow. It is one of the largest tributaries of the Ganges and also known as Saptakoshi due to 7 of its tributaries. It...
The bulk of non-concessional IMF assistance is provided through SBAs. The SBA is designed to help countries address short-term balance of payments problems. Program targets are designed to...
SRI refers to System of Rice Intensification. This improved method of rice cultivation was developed in 1983 in Madagascar and has now spread to many parts of the...
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina had declared independence from Yugoslavia on October 15. 1991. This Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was formally recognized by the European Community on...
Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) is currently being tested with troops in Afghanistan. Lockheed Martin touts this 2200 kg system as the largest autonomous ground vehicle ever deployed...
