According to a study conducted by the Marine Science Department of Goa University,iron ore mining in Goa has adversely impacted the sediments of major rivers in the state. Researchers have carried out detailed assessments of the impact of mining on the sediment cores of the three rivers- Bicholim,Mandovi and Terekhol. The study revealed that the… Continue reading Mining polluted two major rivers in Goa, hit ecology: Study
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Indian scientist to be Co-I for NASA’s PUNCH mission
Dipankar Banerjee who is an Indian solar physicist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics has been selected as a Co-Investigator of PUNCH mission by NASA. PUNCH stands for The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere. The aim of the mission is to image and track the solar wind and coronal mass ejections Coronal mass ejections… Continue reading Indian scientist to be Co-I for NASA’s PUNCH mission
Cosmic waves discovery could unlock the mysteries of space
A team of international astronomers have for the first time has found the precise source of a single/one-off fast radio bursts (FRBs).The signal has been named FRB 180924. The signal is named after the date of detection and it originated in the outskirts of a Milky Way-sized galaxy roughly 3.6 billion light-years from Earth. The… Continue reading Cosmic waves discovery could unlock the mysteries of space
India welcomes ASEAN’s outlook on Indo-Pacific
India has welcomed the ASEAN’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific by saying that it sees important elements of convergence with its own perspective on the region. The ASEAN nations has adopted the ‘ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific’ in the recently concluded ASEAN Officials Meeting(SOM) held in Bangkok,Thailand. The outlook says that it views Asia-Pacific and the… Continue reading India welcomes ASEAN’s outlook on Indo-Pacific
G-20 resolves to free Internet of extremism
The leaders of G20 after the Osaka summit has agreed to prevent the use of the internet to fund and facilitate terrorism and extremism. They asserted that while the internet must be open,free and secure but it cannot serve as a safe haven for terrorists. The leaders also called for implementing relevant UN resolutions,the UN… Continue reading G-20 resolves to free Internet of extremism
New GST return filing system from October 2019
Government will be releasing a new return filing mechanism under Goods and Service Tax(GST). This will be rolled out from October, 2019 for big businessmen and from January, 2020 for small businessmen. The traders/businessmen having zero transactions or nil filers could now file returns through SMS. For those dealing with business to consumer with an… Continue reading New GST return filing system from October 2019
Nipah virus: Experimental antiviral drug shows promise
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health,U.S have shown that Remdesivir drug used for Ebola treatment can stop Nipah virus from making new copies of its genome. This is because the genome which is an essential part of the virus cannot replicate itself very well in the presence of the drug and there is less… Continue reading Nipah virus: Experimental antiviral drug shows promise
Low oil price, food supply kept inflation low:Viral Acharya
The outgoing deputy governor of RBI has credited flexible inflation targeting,low crude prices and efficient food supply management for successful taming of inflation in recent years. The RBI has shifted to a flexible inflation targeting with a headline target of 4 percent(+/- 2 percent) when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was instituted in 2016. He… Continue reading Low oil price, food supply kept inflation low:Viral Acharya
India seeks Kartarpur talks from July 11 to 14
India has proposed to Pakistan to hold fresh round of talks on the Kartarpur corridor. The proposed talks would discuss on the modalities for movement of pilgrims and resolve outstanding technical issues related to alignment and infrastructure along the corridor. The talks was originally expected to take place in April but India had postponed the… Continue reading India seeks Kartarpur talks from July 11 to 14
Trump, Xi seal trade war truce
The United States and China has agreed to restart trade talks after US has decided to hold off new tariffs on Chinese exports. The truce offered relief from a nearly year-long trade standoff in which both the countries have slapped tariffs on each other’s imports which had disrupted the global supply lines and slowed down… Continue reading Trump, Xi seal trade war truce
