With the deal for Ka-226T utility helicopters with Russia not concluded five years after it was announced and its fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters at the end of their service life, the Army is set to approach the Defence Ministry for a waiver to take the deal forward.Read more
Worker unrest following the non-redressal of payment and overtime issues at a new factory of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Wistron Corporation, resulted in a riot at the Industrial plant at Narasapura in Kolar district.Read more
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A new mutated form of the novel coronavirus that appears more transmissible than the original has raised alarm in the U.K. and around the world. It does not appear to cause more severe disease, and the newly available vaccines do seem to protect people against it.Read more
An international team of scientists has collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system, emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years away.Read more
A government committee recently reiterated a longstanding demand of the IITs exemption from implementing reservation in faculty positions.Read more
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) have identified a gene that facilitates in the greening of plants by playing a crucial role in regulating the levels of protochlorophyllide — an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the green pigment chlorophyll.Read more
The government has introduced mandatory physical verification of business premises for the purposes of obtaining GST registration.Read more
The 6th India International Science Festival to be held in Virtual format from 22nd to 25th December, 2020Read more
China is going to overtake the US to become the world's biggest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has framed a policy to protect its employees from domestic abuse. This extends the scope of employee well-being beyond work, that is, the office to his/her personal life and home.Read more
