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Indian Telescope Spots Distant Radio Galaxy

The scientists have discovered the most distant radio galaxy ever known, located at a distance of 12 billion light-years. The discovery was done...

10 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

The Problem of Fake News in India: Issues, Concerns and Regulation

Fake news has existed since the dawn of the printing press but in the age of internet and social media, it has found a tremendous application....

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Khangchendzonga To Be Included In The World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Government launches Niryat Mitra App

Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched the Niryat Mitra Mobile App which has been developed by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Invasive Agricultural Pest: Fall Armyworm

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has raised an alarm after the invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) was...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Govt. to get Rs. 50,000 cr. from RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer ₹50,000 crore dividend to the government in line with the Union Budget provisions, which is the...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGs

The NITI Aayog entered into a three-year partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to develop vision and action...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Earth at Risk of Becoming 'Hothouse'

A recent report titled "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene", has warned about ill-effects of global temperatures rising more than...

08 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Study Reveals Presence of Scrub Typhus Among Encephalitis Patients

Majority of the patients admitted for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have Scrub Typhus according to the recent study of Baba Raghav...

08 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

China Successfully Tests its First Hypersonic Aircraft

China has successfully tested its first waverider hypersonic flight vehicle, a weapon that can carry nuclear warheads and break through any current...

07 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

World’s First Thermal Battery Plant Unveiled in Andhra Pradesh

The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant has been inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will be operated by the Bharat Energy Storage...

07 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Geometry Has a New Shape: Scutoid

Recently, scientists discovered a new shape called “Scutoid” after studying the human epithelial cells. The scutoid  looks like a...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

E-tattoos to help monitor health

Chinese scientists have developed skin-like electronic tattoos, that can be used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure and body...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Launch of Chandrayaan-II postponed

The launch of India’s second mission to the moon has been delayed till January 2019, which was earlier set for a launch in October,...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Man-animal Conflict to be Listed as Disaster by UP Govt

The Uttar Pradesh government has given its in-principle approval to bring man-animal conflict under listed disasters in the State Disaster Response...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Impact of Roads on Wildlife

The Centre has asked the state of Karnataka to consent to allowing night traffic on the highway passing through Bandipur Tiger...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

U.S.-China Trade War can make Indian Products Competitive: CII

According to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with the U.S. imposing an additional 25% duty on imports worth $34 billion from China, certain...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

TRAI Calls for Zero Telecom Equipment Imports by 2022

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended the setting up of a Rs. 1,000 crore fund for promoting research and innovation in the...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

There has been a decline in number of beneficiaries under PMFBY in 2017-18 from 2016-17. The decline in coverage of farmer applicants is mainly...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

HRD Ministry Approves Norms Against Plagiarism

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). According...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3