News: The Ministry of Defence(MoD) has released draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020(DPEPP 2020). Facts: Aim: To provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Atma Nirbhar …
Read MoreNews: Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has given approval to Serum Institute of India(SII) to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine(COVISHIELD). Facts: COVISHIELD: The Oxford …
Read MoreNews: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) has announced the Young Scientist Award for the year 2020. Facts: Young Scientist Award: It was introduced in 1987 by CSIR in order …
Read More1.Three States rank high in the conservation of the endangered dhole News: The paper titled ‘A strategic road map for conserving the endangered dhole Cuon alpinus in India’, was published …
Read MoreNews: The paper titled ‘A strategic road map for conserving the endangered dhole Cuon alpinus in India’, was published by the Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India and others. Facts: …
Read MoreNews: Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of Chinese fishing boats off its Galapagos Islands. Facts: Galápagos Islands: It is an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either …
Read MoreNews: Government of India has launched ‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan- 2020-21’. Facts: Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan(VVM): It is a program for popularizing science among school students of standard VI to XI to …
Read MoreFacts: Barakah nuclear power plant: It is the United Arab Emirates’s first nuclear power station and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World. The Nuclear plant has …
Read MoreNews: The Bombay High Court has said that the Nag river has become extremely polluted due to industrialisation and urbanisation. Facts: Nag River: It is a river flowing through the …
Read MoreNews: SpaceX and NASA have successfully completed the final phase of their Demo-2 mission for the Crew Dragon spacecraft after two NASA astronauts returned to Earth safely. Facts: Crew Dragon …
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