by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 1, 2020 | Pick of the news
As reported on October 12, 2020, a study by scientists at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, published in Virology Journal, showed that SARS-CoV-2 is ‘extremely robust’ and survives for 28 days on smooth surfaces, including mobile phone screen and plastic...
by Spectrum | Aug 25, 2019 | Pick of the news
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). There had been conflicts between both the bodies for some time, with the Indian board offering a provision to follow the NADA guidelines on a...
by Spectrum | Aug 25, 2019 | Pick of the news
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched the Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive on 9th August 2019 to promote water conservation activities among school students. This mega drive was launched at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Auditorium, Kendriya...
by Spectrum | Aug 25, 2019 | Pick of the news
The Department of IT, BT and S&T in Karnataka, through Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), has launched the E-Step, an initiative to empower student start-ups. E-Step focuses on boot camps, mentoring and training programmes which cover various...
by Spectrum | Aug 25, 2019 | Pick of the news
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan conferred with the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award by the Tamil Nadu government. Kailas Sivan led ISRO’s successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission. Mr Sivan’s leadership led to the historical achievement...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
Person Country Award for Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab Philippines Nurturing the gift and unifying power of music. Jong-ki Kim South Korea Stemming the destructive tide of youth violence Ravish Kumar India Harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless Angkhana...
