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The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, to determine if the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and performing the Yoga practice of Pranayama, can aid the quality of recovery as well as cure COVID-19 quicker in a […]

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has inked a pact with Israeli start-up company Phinergy, specialising in hybrid lithium-ion and Aluminium-Air and Zinc-Air battery systems, to form IOC Phinergy Private Ltd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Top automakers, including Maruti Suzuki and Ashok Leyland, have already signed letters of intent with the newly formed joint venture

A mosquito protein, called AEG12, strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika, and also weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The researchers found that AEG12 works by destabilising the viral envelope,

The NewSpace India Limited, a subsidiary company under the Department of Space will own and operate capital intensive space assets of ISRO as part of the space reforms process initiated in June last year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 During a media conference in Bengaluru, the Chairman and Managing Director of NewSpace India Limited Mr.G

In 2004, NASA’s Mars exploration rover ‘Opportunity’ found several small spheres on the planet, informally named Martian blueberries. Opportunity’s mini spectrometers studied the mineralogy and noted they were made of iron oxide compounds called haematites. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This caused excitement, as the presence of haematites suggests that there was water present on

In a big boost to the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, the Indian Army is set to procure ‘Made in India’ Mobile Integrated Network Terminal (MINT) systems to enhance its operational communication capability under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The system is envisaged as a lightweight, portable, state of art integrated communication

Indian and Japanese space agencies reviewed cooperation in earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation, and also agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in “space situational awareness and professional exchange programme”. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This was agreed during a bilateral meeting between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration

A 30-member team of scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji and another 30 crew members on board its research vessel Sindhu Sadhana will spend the next three months traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean on a research project to reveal the internal working

A contract for construction and delivery of 11 ammunition-cum-torpedo-cum missile (ACTCM) barges has been concluded by the Ministry of Defence with Suryadipta Projects, Thane, on 05 March 2021. The delivery of barges is scheduled to commence from 22 May 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barges will be inducted