US Plan to build Space Force Disclosed
The new space arm of the military would not be built entirely from scratch, but derive from pre-existing facets
Pakistan Signs US$ 1.5 billion Defence Deal with Turkey
Pakistan signed a deal with Turkey to purchase 30 attack helicopters.The combat helicopter can undertake high-altitude missions with heavy artillery
Compound Likely to Reverse Human Cell Ageing Developed
Scientists have developed a novel compound which, they claim, may reverse ageing in human cells and may lead to ‘anti-degenerative’ drugs.
New 3D Conic Device to increase Solar Thermal Conversion
Named as ‘Artificial Transpiration’, the device is inspired by the transpiration process of trees
Emission of Banned Ozone-depleting Chemicals on Rise: Study
Emissions of Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11), one of the chemicals most responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole, is on the rise
Beginning of Global Warming Traced: Study
New research has claimed that the responsibility for climate change phenomenon also lies with Earth’s first animals that evolved more than 500 million years ago
Magnetic Waves may be Heating the Sun’s Atmosphere
Scientists at Queen’s University, Belfast led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery that magnetic waves, crashing through the Sun, may be key to heating its atmosphere and propelling the solar wind
The Issue of Stubble Burning
Stubble burning in the north-western states of India is considered a major cause of air pollution in the national Capital Region (NCR)
Supreme Court on Adultery as Crime
Supreme Court struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that made adultery punishable with a jail term and a fine, as unconstitutional
India Post Payments Bank Launched
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on September 1, 2018. The move was expected to take banking services to the unbanked rural areas across the country
Caspian Sea dispute
Long disputes of Caspian Sea: Five countries decide to split up resources-opulent Caspian Sea Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have finally signed a legal convention on methods to manage Caspian sea and its adjoining areas. The Caspian Sea is a...
Article 35A Hearing Deferred
Supreme Court Defers Article 35A Case On August 6, 2018, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar adjourned a scheduled hearing into a group of petitions questioning the constitutional validity of Article 35A. The...
A Special Celestial Event
On July 27-28, 2018, several countries in the world, including India, witnessed a lunar eclipse that, including its partial formations and phases, lasted 6 hours and 14 minutes; the full lunar eclipse could be seen for 1 hour and 43 minutes. It was the longest lunar...
Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018
Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 Human trafficking is the third largest organized crime violating basic human rights. There is no particular law so far to deal with this crime in India. Therefore, the Trafficking of Persons...
Global Compact For Migration
UN finalizes first-ever global compact for migration
IFFCO iMandi
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and iMandi jointly launch farmer-focused e-commerce app 'IFFCO iMandi', targets $5 Billion GMV by 2020 IFFCO is large scale fertilizer cooperative federation in India, registered as Multistate Cooperative Society....