IISER Pune team synthesises photo-catalyst to degrade organic pollutants
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune have successfully converted the highly unstable perovskite into a highly stable photo-catalyst capable of decomposing toxic organic pollutants commonly present in water
IGIB finds a protein with better precision in gene-editing
Researchers at the Delhi-based Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) have discovered a protein variant from a different species of bacteria that can edit the DNA with very high precision
New Delhi and Dhaka fail to ink deal on river waters
India and Bangladesh on Saturday failed to conclude a framework agreement to optimise the use of waters from six rivers including the Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar, which has been discussed for several month
Kashmir is India’s internal issue: Maldives ex-President Mohammed Nasheed
Maldivian parliamentary Speaker and former President Mohammed Nasheed has said that Kashmir is India’s internal issue
MHA commute death sentence of Rajaona
Recently MHA took decision to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana (convicted over the assassination of then Punjab CM Beant Singh), as a “humanitarian gesture” ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Sikh Founder Guru Nanak.
Microfinance Institutions
Reserve Bank of India has decided to raise the household income limit of borrowers to ₹2 lakh for urban and semi urban areas from Rs 1.6 lakh.
Rate cut to spur growth
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced another repo rate cut.
Shooting down of Mi17 was a big mistake, admits IAF chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi17 helicopter crash on February 27 in Kashmir was caused by friendly fire and was a “big mistake”, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) R.K.S. Bhadauria said on Friday.
Sri Lanka releases stamp on Mahatma Gandhi
In a warm gesture, the Department of Posts, Sri Lanka, recently released a stamp and first day coverto commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
In a first, U.S. lawmakers take a step against India on Kashmir
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has added an appeal to end what it calls a “humanitarian crisis” in Kashmir in its report ahead of the annual Foreign Appropriations Act for 2020.