Viswanathan Anand of India defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the ‘No-Castling (NC) World Masters’ match of the Sparkassen Trophy in Dortmund, Germany. ‘No-Castling Chess’ is a new form of chess created by Vladimir Kramnik. It aims to make chess less predictable and more energetic. NC World Masters is part […]
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The digital platform ‘Kisan Sarathi’, in collaboration with Union Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Aswini Vaishnav, helps farmers to get ‘Right information at the right time’ in the language of their choice. *This portal was launched on the […]
On July 15, 2021, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Energy Redressal Management Application called ‘CPGRAMS (Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System) Application, developed by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur. The troubleshooting management application is the first organization based […]
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, Karnataka, have for the first time discovered two types of electron bubbles (FEBs) in superfluid helium. This study has been published in Scientific Advances *The panel of scientists was held at IISC, Center for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE) headed by […]
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch its Geo Imaging Satellite-1 (GSAT-1), a geosynchronous satellite missile vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) rocket, weighing about 2,268 kg, from August 12, 2021. The missile will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. *It is […]
A team of Indian researchers has discovered a very rare superluminous supernova (SLSNe) using special arrangements on the Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT-3.6m), Nainital, Uttarakhand, and 2 Indian telescopes – the Sampurnanand Telescope (1.04 m), Nainital, and the Himalayas. *The study was led by Ph.D., Amit Kumar. Dr. S.P. Pandey. It […]
The National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), based in Kalyani, West Bengal, created the world’s first browsable online database on July 7, 2021, the ‘dbGENVOC-Oral Cancer Database of Genomic Variations’. This database is a repository that is freely accessible to the public. *It will be updated annually with varying data […]
Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, has launched ‘Matsya Setu’, an online course mobile application to spread the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to Indian fisheries farmers. *The application was developed by ICAR-CIFA (Agricultural Research Council of India-Central Freshwater Fisheries Corporation) with funding from the National Fisheries […]
Padma Bhushan Kaushik Basu, an Indian economist, wrote: “Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, DC.” Has written a new book called. The book features his 7 years of journalism, and at the time of writing, he has served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (CEA) and […]
The National Commodity Exchange (NCDEX), India’s agricultural commodity exchange, introduced India’s first sector codes on agro-commodity locations such as GUAREX and SOYDEX. GUAREX and SOYDEX are said to be India’s first income-based agricultural futures index in agro-products. Key Facts: *It has been reported that these codes will be available on […]
In July 2021, Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra now partnered with Statwig, a digital supply provider, to launch the global vaccine monitoring platform “Vaccine Ledger”. The Vaccine Ledger is set to collaborate with countries around the world to facilitate transparency in the vaccine supply chain, predict the failure of cold […]
The National Payments Corporation (NPCI), in association with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has launched the Financial Literacy Textbook for Class 6 students. This book was developed by NPCI and revised by CBSE to suit the needs of students. It is reported that they also work on books […]