National
Union Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a scheme for setting up of 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Wind Power Project connected to transmission network of Central Transmission Utility (CTU) ...........Read More
New Appointments
Peter Thomson elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly
Fijian diplomat Peter Thomson has been elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)............Read More
Science and Technology
Jupiter-like planet Kepler1647b orbiting two suns discovered
Scientists using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope have discovered a Jupiter-like circumbinary planet named Kepler1647b orbiting a system of two stars............Read More
Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent: first mammal species wiped out by human-induced climate change
Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent (also known as Bramble Cay melomys) has become the first mammal species driven to extinction by human-induced climate change............Read More
Awards
President Pranab Mukherjee receives highest civilian award of Ivory Coast
President Pranab Mukherjee has been presented National Order of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the highest civilian award of the West African country............Read More
Death
Renowned Hindi writer Mudrarakshasa passes away
Renowned Hindi novelist and critique Mudrarakshas passed away due to old age related causes in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.He was 82............Read More
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