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 ...

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India has highlighted how advances in microscopy has helped in the study of complex questions of walking and flying by allowing us to witness the cells at their finest resolution and revealing the specific components of the cells as well as their ...

Investigators have found the “black boxes” of the ill-fated Boeing 737-800 aircraft which become a significant development towards ascertaining the reasons behind the Air India Express crash at Kozhikode. These boxes will help investigators weave together the crucial events that led to the crash, ...

The Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2020 has kickstarted with the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ gracing the inaugural ceremony in New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Smart India Hackathon is a unique ...

A team of scientists from the Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST) has developed nanorods from the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Aspirin, a popular medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation and found it to be an effective non–invasive small molecule-based ...

Recently, Minister of Science &Technology has announced that Indian scientists from DBT & CSIR have sequenced more than 1000 SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes making it the largest effort in the country. This will help in understanding the prevalent strains and the mutation spectrum in India, which ...

SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) develops a “No-touch” & “Painless” device for non-invasive screening of bilirubin level in new-borns. The device called “AJO-Neo” is developed by Professor Samir K. Pal & his group at SNBNCBS, Kolkata, an autonomous research Institute ...

Recently, a new study carried out by an international team of researchers provides fresh insight into the origins of the Smallpox disease. It suggested that the smallpox was in existence as early as during the Viking age in the 8th century CE. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points ...

The Plant-3of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant (KAPP) in Gujarat is ready to generate electricity, with the 700 MWe reactor achieving ‘criticality. A nuclear reactor reaches ‘criticality’, when it is ready for ongoing nuclear reaction or fission that generates energy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

Ministry for Power, New & Renewable Energy has inaugurated India’s first public EV(Electric Vehicle) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi with a focus on enhancing energy efficiency and promoting e-mobility. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The EV charging plaza is ...