Genetic study on people of Lakshadweep Islands Topic: Science and Technology In News: Genetic studies done on the people of the archipelago by a team led by K. Thangaraj at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and...
Arunachal Pradesh service voters cast first vote of 2019 General Elections Topic: Governance In News: Soldiers of Indo-Tibetan-Border-Police [ITBP] cast their first votes of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. More on the Topic: Service...
Centre’s higher education rankings Topic: Governance In News: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) has topped the Centre’s ranking of higher education institutions, followed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and IIT-Delhi....
Periyar River Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Discolouration of water was reported on Kerala’s Periyar River. More on the Topic: Primary suspension is that the discolouration may due to the poor quality of...
Deaths from C-sections high in developing countries Topic: Health In News: Maternal deaths following caesarean sections in low and middle-income countries are 100 times higher than that in high-income countries, with up to a...
EC introduces mobile app for observers Topic: e-Governance In News: The Election Commission has for the first time started using a mobile application that will help poll observers to submit reports. More on the...
Chabahar Port Topic: International Relations In News: The first shipment under the United Nations ‘Transports Internationaux Routiers’ (TIR) convention arrived in India from Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar Port. More on the Topic: India had...
Drones and UAVs to be used to resurvey lands in State The government has decided to resurvey lands and properties in the State by employing state-of-the-art technologies, including drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),...
Mrinal Topic: Science and Technology In News: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is celebrated 50th anniversary of its first composite solid propellant ‘Mrinal’. On February 21, 1969 this propellant was used to fly Rohini...
Buddhist remains date back to Satavahana period Topic: Art and Culture IN NEWS: The Department of Archaeology and Museums has found Buddhist remains under the ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of Sivalayam at Kondaveedu fort. The...
