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May 30, 2016

BrahMos Missile Successfully Tested at Pokaran by Indian Air Force 

BrahMos a land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile has been successfully tested from the Pokhran field firing range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan by the Indian Air Force (IAF) .

  • The missile has met its mission goals and smashed a designated target.
  • Two squadrons of IAF alread…

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May 27, 2016

Assocham-KPMG Study: India is Fifth Largest Producer of E-Waste 

India has developed as the world՚s fifth largest electronic waste (e-waste) producer according to the recent study conducted by Assocham-KPMG. Each year India discards approximately 18.5 lakh tonnes of e-waste and telecom equipment alone accounts for 12% of it.

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First Branch of Islamic Development Bank Will Open at Ahmedabad 

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) of Saudi Arabia will open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. IDB and its private sector arm, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have met with top officials of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) , EXIM Bank…

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Sea Ice Cover is Rising Around Antarctica: NASA-Led Study 

According to the new study of NASA-led, sea ice cover around Antarctica has slightly increased. Sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice arising in the Arctic Ocean to global temperature rise, based on the study.

  • Based on satellite radar collected data ocean depth, temperatur…

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Frances Arnold the US Bioengineer: First Woman to Win Millennium Technology Prize 

The prestigious 2016 Millennium Technology Prize has been won by Bioengineer Frances Arnold from United States (US) and with this she becomes first female to win this prestigious biennial award in its 12-year history.

  • Frances Arnold is selected for this award for her discoveries t…

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May 26, 2016

According to CSE Study Chemical Additive in Bread Potassium Bromate is Carcinogenic 

Chemical additive Potassium bromate (KbrO3) usually prevalent in bread and refined flour is carcinogenic according to the recent study of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which was tested by CSE՚s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory.

  • Ans during the study they found 84% of carc…

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Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility Launched by World Bank 

Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility (FEP) has been launched by the World Bank at the G-7 Finance Ministers Summit held in Ise-Shima, Japan to help countries and health agencies fight terminal disease occurrences.

  • FEP is financing mechanisms introduce for fast mobilize funds to cha…

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Air-Breathing Propulsion System Will be Tested by ISRO 

An Air-breathing Propulsion System will be tested by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) after successful test of Reusable launch Vehicle- Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) .

  • The main object behind testing of air-breathing propulsion system is to capitalize on the oxygen in …

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May 25, 2016

ASMITA a Student Tracking System to be Launched Soon 

ASMITA, a student tracking system programme will soon be launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) , it is acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis.

  • ASMITA will be launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY) .

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Light and Heavy 10 Years Old Diesel Vehicles Banned by NDT in Six Major Cities of Kerala 

Light and heavy diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old has been banned by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the six major cities of Kerala. And these six major cities are:

  1. Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)
  2. Kochi (commercial capital)
  3. Kollam
  4. Thrissur
  5. Kozhikode
  6. Kannur
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