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Delhi hosts SCO-RATS meet
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Delhi hosts SCO-RATS meet

Science & Tech 18/05/22 08:55 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India, Pakistan and other member-states of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) deliberated on boosting cooperation in combating various regional security challenges at a meeting hosted by New Del Read More...

Malviya Mission
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Malviya Mission

Science & Tech 18/05/22 08:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed the report on institutional mechanism for capacity building of teacher/faculty in higher education institutes. Minister Pradhan pitc Read More...

World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2022
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World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2022

Science & Tech 18/05/22 08:40 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, organized a webinar on &ldqu Read More...

4th meeting of National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC)
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4th meeting of National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC)

Science & Tech 18/05/22 08:23 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired the 4th meeting of National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC) in New Delhi. Read More...

Vaccine against 3 encephalitis viruses found safe, effective
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Vaccine against 3 encephalitis viruses found safe, effective

Science & Tech 17/05/22 22:10 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was found to be safe, well-tolerated and induced a ne Read More...

Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope
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Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope

Science & Tech 17/05/22 22:07 PM IST
by Mahesh

Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican, becoming the first Indian layman to be canonised. 'Devasahayam was recommended Read More...

Iron in Tamil Nadu 4,200 years ago
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Iron in Tamil Nadu 4,200 years ago

Science & Tech 17/05/22 22:00 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Carbon dating of excavated finds in Tamil Nadu pushes evidence of iron being used in India back to 4,200 years ago, the Tamil Nadu government announced this week on the basis of an archaeological rep Read More...

India Hypertension Control Initiative
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India Hypertension Control Initiative

Science & Tech 17/05/22 21:54 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) finds that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure. Recognizing that hypertension is a serious, and gr Read More...

Global Food Policy Report
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Global Food Policy Report

Science & Tech 17/05/22 21:49 PM IST
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'India’s food production could drop 16% and the number of those at risk for hunger could increase 23% by 2030 due to climate change, says a report by the International Food Policy Research Insti Read More...

Space Debris
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Space Debris

Science & Tech 17/05/22 21:40 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, villagers in Gujarat remained confused and curious as fragments of suspected debris “fell from space” at three locations — Bhalej, Khambholaj, and Rampura.' It could po Read More...