According to data in the Science and Technology Indicators (STI), 2018, a periodic compendium of the state of scientific research in India, the private sector research companies of India appear to employ a larger proportion of women in core research and development activities than ...

The Government of India has introduced 'Open API Service’, a novel feature to help the people, businesses and the economy to return to normalcy. Aarogya Setu app has started a new technological solution in order to help businesses and the economy to start functioning while being safe. Daily ...

An old-age drug RLF-100 or Aviptadil, used for treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and chronic lung diseases, has now been proposed for treatment of COVID-19 infection. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points According to a report by the IE, the drug is being probed as ...

Government has taken various measures to improve viability of sugar industry, thereby enabling sugar mills to make timely payment of cane dues of farmers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020  Key-Points Going forward, diversion of excess sugarcane and sugar is the long term solution for ...

The government has set targets of 10 per cent bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20 per cent by 2030 under the ethanol blending programme to curb carbon emissions and reduce India’s dependence on imported crude oil. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020  Key-Points 1G ...

Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have come up with the first synthetic route for producing flavonoids molecules related to the treatment of tuberculosis and chikungunya. Daily ...

Scientists from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have fabricated the transparent and flexible EMI shields made of metal meshes using the crack templating method via spray coating which is pioneered in their laboratory. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

Government of India has launched a ‘Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge’, as part of the government’s vision to become a self-reliant country and give impetus to the start-up ecosystem, innovation and research in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points IIT Madras and Center ...

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare has inaugurated a Thalassemia Screening and Counselling Centre at Indian Red Cross Society’s National Headquarters (IRCS NHQ) Blood Bank. Haemoglobinopathies, such as Thalassemia and sickle cell disease are inherited disorders of red blood cells and ...

A researcher team at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, has successfully conducted a study on seed germination that could have a major impact on agriculture in the long run. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The study focused on the interplay ...