The World Health Organisation (WHO) has prescribed 150 minutes of weekly physical activity. The WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health The WHO has stated that physical inactivity is identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. Physical Inactivity has major implications for the… Continue reading WHO prescribes ‘aerobics 150’ to stay fit
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Deadlier version of BrahMos to be tested in three years
The BrahMos Aerospace has been working on a smaller and more lethal version of BrahMos- the BrahMos NG. The BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile. A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled (till the time of impact) guided vehicle that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. Its primary mission to… Continue reading Deadlier version of BrahMos to be tested in three years
More powers for Assam Rifles in Northeast
The Centre has empowered the Assam rifles to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. The Assam Rifles is one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in India. It came into being in 1835. It is under the administrative control of… Continue reading More powers for Assam Rifles in Northeast
Neptune has a new moon
Scientists have recently theorised the origin of Hippocamp- one among Neptune’s moons. Originally designated as S/2004 N 1 and Neptune XIV, this moon was found in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2004–05 and 2009. It was then confirmed in further images captured in 2016. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space… Continue reading Neptune has a new moon
Cabinet approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS
The government approved construction of Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) to connect the national capital with Meerut through Ghaziabad covering a distance of 82.15 kms. The RRTS is a first-of-its-kind, rail-based, high-speed regional transit system to be implemented in India. Once operational, it will be the fastest, most comfortable and safest mode of commuter transport… Continue reading Cabinet approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS
Agricultural Science Congress
14th Agricultural Science Congress organised by the National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS) in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and ICAR will be held from 20 to 23 February 2019 in New Delhi. The theme is “Innovations for Agricultural Transformation”.The four-day Agricultural Science Congress aims to deliberate on doubling farmers income by 2022.… Continue reading Agricultural Science Congress
Decision likely today to cap retailer margins of 73 drugs
A relief to patients will soon come up as the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is expected to cap trade margins of 73 medicines for cancer and rare diseases.The trade margin is the difference between the price at which the manufacturers sell to trade and the price that patients pay(maximum retail price).… Continue reading Decision likely today to cap retailer margins of 73 drugs
New space company to facilitate Isro tech transfer to industry
The union cabinet approved the setting up of a new company under the Department of Space (DoS), to commercially exploit the research and development work carried out by the various centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). The new company will be licensed by the DoS/Isro, which will in turn sub-license the technology and… Continue reading New space company to facilitate Isro tech transfer to industry
Where are the ‘green crackers’? asks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over inabilities of CSIR-NEERI and PESO to find out formulae for green crackers. This comes in the backdrop of cracker factories being closed down in Tamil Nadu and about four lakh workers rendered jobless. Green crackers are so named because they do not contain harmful chemicals that would cause… Continue reading Where are the ‘green crackers’? asks Supreme Court
DPIIT launches second edition of States’ ranking on Startup initiatives
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched the second edition of Startup Ranking for 2019. DPIIT is responsible for formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector in India. The Startup ranking exercise aims to evaluate measures taken by states and union territories for… Continue reading DPIIT launches second edition of States’ ranking on Startup initiatives
