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ISRO flight-tests scramjet engine, joins elite club-Prelims-2017

India on Sunday became only the fourth nation to flight-test a scramjet engine, a technology that scientists claim could change ...

What it would take to probe Proxima b?-Prelims-2017

The European Southern Observatory recently announced the discovery of Proxima b, a planet that orbits a star (Proxima Centauri) that’s ...

Closest Earth Like Exoplanet Found-Prelims 2017

Just over four light years away, a planet orbits its cool red-dwarf star – Proxima Centauri, the sun’s closest star ...

All about Gas Giant-Prelims-2017

A gas giant is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter and Saturn are the gas giants ...

All about Exoplanet-Prelims-2017

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. There are planets that ...

Serotonin: Scientists unmask the dark side of the ‘happy hormone’-Prelims-2017

It is known as one of the “happy hormones” and its discovery ultimately led to the development of what were ...

BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction meet adopts Udaipur Declaration -Prelims-2017

A two-day meeting of BRICS Ministers on Disaster Management ended in Udaipur, Rajasthan today with the adoption of the Udaipur ...

India ranks 39th in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband-Prelims-2017

India ranks a low 39th in terms of fixed broadband adoption among Asia Pacific countries, with just 1.3% of its ...

Intel unveils Project Alloy device creating merged reality-Prelims-2017

Tech giant Intel has unveiled Project Alloy, a device that creates merged reality.Project Alloy is a headset that uses the ...

Chinese scientists discover XMU-MP-1 molecule to repair organs-Prelims-2017

Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule (new drug) named XMU-MP-1 that can regenerate tissue. It has potential to eliminate ...

New osteoporosis drug shows promise-Prelims-2017

A large clinical trial of a new osteoporosis drug found that it stimulates bone growth and prevents fractures at least ...

‘Neonic’ insecticides bad news for bees: study-Prelims-2017

A widely-used class of insecticides called neonicotinoids has contributed to the large-scale and long-term decline of wild bees, according to ...

Lupin named most reputed pharma brand in India-Prelims-2017

Lupin has been named as the most reputed pharmaceutical brand in India followed by Sun Pharma, Cipla and Dr.Reddy’s in ...

Drones better than satellites to gauge crop loss, says panel-The Hindu

A committee tasked by the government’s apex planning body with studying how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used in ...

In a first, natural gas hydrates discovered in the Indian Ocean-Prelims-2017

A large natural gas discovery has been made in the Indian Ocean following a joint expedition by India and the ...