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The 2024 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. This year’s Nobel Prize honours two scientists for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulatedContinue Reading

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UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019: The online registration of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has begun from February 19, 2019. A total of 896 vacancies have been announced in the official notification including 39 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category. Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 yearsContinue Reading

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On this day in 1633, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei arrives in Rometo face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Galileo officially faced the Roman Inquisition in April of that same year and agreed  to plead guilty inContinue Reading

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On this day in 1912, Puyi, the last emperor of China, abdicated at the end of the Chinese Revolution.  Hsian-T’ung, the last emperor of China, is forced to abdicate following Sun Yat-sen’s republican revolution. A provisional government was established in his place, ending 267 years of Manchu rule in China and 2,000 years of imperialContinue Reading

Do’s & Dont’s while transacting in stocks and stock markets   1. Deal only with registered intermediaries – check the registration certificate of the intermediary you are dealing with. It allows recourse to regulatory action.    2. Beware of fixed/guaranteed returns schemes. Brokers or any of their representatives are notContinue Reading

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”. It was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and will be awarded onContinue Reading

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 21 19TH CENTURY1848Karl Marx publishes Communist Manifesto1885Washington Monument dedicatedART, LITERATURE, AND FILM HISTORY1981Dolly Parton cements her crossover success as “9 to 5″ hits #1CIVIL WAR1862Battle of ValverdeCOLD WAR1972President Nixon arrives in China for talksCRIME1961Rockefeller imposter and convicted felon bornINVENTIONS & SCIENCE1948NASCAR foundedSPORTS1952Dick Button wins second OlympicContinue Reading

Step 1 – Visit the government GSTportal and Click on Register Now under Taxpayers (Normal) Step 2 – Enter the following details in Part A –Select New Registrationo In the drop-down under I am a – select Taxpayero Select State and Districto Enter your business name and PAN details of the businesso Enter emailContinue Reading