International Year of Soils
The United Nations general assembly has declared the year 2015 as International Year of Soils. The International Year of Soils aims to be a platform for raising awareness of the … Read More
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Sean Abbott has won Bradman young cricketer of the year award 2015
Australian cricketer Sean Abbott has won Bradman young cricketer of the year award 2015. While, Steve Smith was awarded the Allan Border Medal and being named both Test and one … Read More
Apple Inc reports largest quarterly profit in its history
US technology giant Apple Inc, has reported the biggest quarterly profit of 18 billion US dollar. It is the biggest quarterly profit ever made by any public company in World … Read More
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar India’s new Foreign Secretary
Union Government has appointed Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as the new Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (i.e. Foreign Secretary). Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, IFS is an Indian diplomat and currently Indian Ambassador to … Read More
Drug resistance deadlier than cancer by 2050
Infections resistant to medicines will kill more people per year than cancer by 2050, and cost the world $100 trillion annually, according to a U.K. government-backed report led by Jim … Read More
Diabetes may become curable says scientists
Diabetes may become curable Ever since the discovery of human embryonic stem cells, one of the main goals was to use them for treating diseases caused by dysfunctional or damaged … Read More
e-postal ballots or proxy voting to allow Non-Resident Indians To Vote
The government on Monday informed the Supreme Court of its decision to accept the Election Commission’s recommendation to allow Non-Resident Indians to vote from overseas through e-postal ballots or proxy … Read More
Contactless Debit and Credit Cards
ICICI Bank ICICI bank has become the first bank to launch the countries first contactless debit and credit cards. The cards use the near-field communication technology, enabling one to make … Read More
Google co-founder Larry Page has been named as the business person of the year-2014
Larry Page Google co-founder Larry Page has been named as the business person of the year-2014, according to Fortune magazine. Larry Page surpassed global business leader Alibaba co- founder Jack … Read More
A new antibiotic for the world
Teixobactin is an antibiotic which is active against Gram-positive bacteria that have developed resistance to available approved antibiotics. The discovery was reported in January 2015. The antibiotic was found in … Read More