Post-rains, BBMP swings into action; Begins demolition drive in Bengaluru

Post-rains, BBMP swings into action; Begins demolition drive in Bengaluru

As torrential rains wreaked havoc last week in Bengaluru, largely owing to encroachments and illegal unplanned buildings, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) undertook a ruthless demolition drive at 18 locations in Bengaluru on Tuesday for the second day in a row. The official note from BBMP stated that the demolition drive has been carried […]

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Veteran telugu actor, Krishnam Raju

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Veteran telugu cinematic personality, Krishnam Raju Garu. The Prime Minister tweeted; “Saddened by the passing away of Shri UV Krishnam Raju Garu. The coming generations will remember his cinematic brilliance and creativity. He was also at the forefront of community service and […]

IT Department conducts searches on some prominent business groups in Maharashtra

IT Department conducts searches on some prominent business groups in Maharashtra

The Income Tax Department carried out a search & seizure action on 25.08.2022 on two groups engaged in the business of sand mining, sugar manufacturing, road construction, healthcare, running of medical college etc. The search action covered more than 20 premises spread over Solapur, Osmanabad, Nashik & Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra. During the course of […]

DRDO, Indian Army test successfully Surface to Air Missiles

DRDO, Indian Army test successfully Surface to Air Missiles

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army. The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial […]

India’s first Nasal Vaccine against COVID- 19 gets nod for emergency use

India’s first Nasal Vaccine against COVID- 19 gets nod for emergency use

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and its PSU, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has announced approval from DCGI for emergency use authorization first of its kind intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine to Bharat Biotech (BBIL). Supported by DBT and BIRAC under the aegis of Mission COVID Suraksha, the mission was launched by DBT and implemented by BIRAC […]

Boosting physical activity/curbing sitting time likely to lower breast cancer risk:Mendelian randomisation study reveals

Boosting physical activity/curbing sitting time likely to lower breast cancer risk:Mendelian randomisation study reveals

Boosting physical activity levels and curbing sitting time are highly likely to lower breast cancer risk, finds research designed to strengthen proof of causation and published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The findings were generally consistent across all types and stages of the disease, reveals the Mendelian randomisation study, prompting the researchers to […]

Exposure to air pollution in infancy alters gut microorganisms, may boost disease risk [Preventive Steps]

Exposure to air pollution in infancy alters gut microorganisms, may boost disease risk [Preventive Steps]

Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child’s inner world of gut bacteria, or microbiome, in ways that could increase risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes, and even influence brain development, suggests new CU Boulder research. “This study adds to the growing body of literature showing that air pollution […]

Now using machine learning, find out odors and fragrances

Now using machine learning, find out odors and fragrances

Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have invented a new method that predicts smell based on  the odor impression instead of predicting the smell from molecular features. As the sense of smell is one of the basic senses of animal species, it is critical to finding food, realizing attraction, and sensing danger. Humans detect smells, or […]

INS Vikrant commissioned, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier

INS Vikrant commissioned, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier

India commissioned the first indigenous aircraft carrier as INS Vikrant today, Friday Sept 2, 2022 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the event and also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with the colonial past. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said every Indian, is witnessing the sunrise of a new future. This […]

Discovery of Mbiresaurus gives birth to new theory on dinosaurs in Supercontinent Pangea

Discovery of Mbiresaurus gives birth to new theory on dinosaurs in Supercontinent Pangea

The discovery of Mbiresaurus in Zimbabwe has led the group of researchers to propose a new theory on dinosaur migration, as Africa was once part of the supercontinent called Pangea. The climate across ancient Pangea continent is thought to have been divided into strong humid and arid latitudinal belts, with more temperate belts spanning higher […]

Africa’s oldest known dinosaur skeleton to bridge the ‘Missing Middle’

Africa’s oldest known dinosaur skeleton to bridge the ‘Missing Middle’

An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered a skeleton of new long-necked dinosaur Mbiresaurus raathi, that fills a critical geographic gap in the fossil record of the oldest dinosaurs. The skeleton, mostly intact, was first found by a graduate student in the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences and other paleontologists during […]

Gorbachev dies at 91; India connection, contribution

Gorbachev dies at 91; India connection, contribution

Mikhail Gorbachev, a friend of India who visited twice in the mid-1980s, died on Tuesday aged 91 after a prolonged illness. He was the last Soviet president who ended the Cold War without bloodshed though could not prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union. “Mikhail Gorbachev passed away tonight after a serious and protracted disease,” […]

50% companies planning job cuts amid economic downturn: PwC

50% companies planning job cuts amid economic downturn: PwC

At least half of the companies worldwide are planning to cut jobs or prune bonuses and rescinding job offers due to the onset of a global economic downturn, said global financial monitoring firm PwC in its latest report. In its “PwC ‘Pulse: Managing business risks in 2022” survey in the US, it said 50 per […]