Nov 10, 2016 Scientists discover water on metallic asteroid Psyche Scientists have detected the presence of water on Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in our solar system.
Nov 10, 2016 9th International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines Meeting begins in New Delhi The 9th Annual Meeting of International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) was inaugurated in New Delhi.
Nov 10, 2016 RBI issues new series of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new series of notes for 500 rupees and 2,000 rupees denomination with improved features and newer sizes.
Nov 10, 2016 India’s first LNG-powered bus rolled out in Kerala India’s first eco-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven bus was launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Nov 10, 2016 Union Government extends AFSPA in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Nov 10, 2016 Union Cabinet approves India-Japan MoU for Marine-Earth Science and Technology The Union Cabinet has approved India-Japan Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for advancement of academic research in the field of Earth Sciences.
Nov 09, 2016 Current affairs 9th November, 2016 Coradia iLint: World̢۪s first zero-emissions hydrogen train unveiled in Germany India, UK ink two MoUs Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000 notes no longer legal tender
Nov 09, 2016 India, UK ink two MoUs India and the United Kingdom have signed two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) to boost relations between the two nations. These MoUs were signed during the official three days state visit of UK Prime Minister Theresa May to India.
Nov 09, 2016 NASA’s MMS mission sets Guinness world record NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has set the Guinness world record for highest altitude fix of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal.
Nov 09, 2016 Archaeologists plan to use LIDAR to study ancient Rajgir hills Indian archaeologists are planning to use Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology to survey the archaeological evidence, flora and fauna in the ancient Rajgir hills in Bihar.
Nov 09, 2016 Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000 notes no longer legal tender The Union Government has announced that Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000 notes will cease to be legal tender.
Nov 08, 2016 Environment Ministry constitutes Four-Member team for Conservation of Loktak Lake The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has constituted a four-member team for conservation and management of Loktak Lake in Manipur.