Mauryan Art and Architecture
The Great Mauryan ruler Ashoka embraced Buddhism (as a part of shraman tradition) and the…
Month: April 2020
Land of Stupas: Sarnath
Sarnath, Varanasi is known for two things: Buddha gave his first sermon and for the Ashoka Pillar. In…
Jim Corbett National Park Established – [August 8, 1936] This Day in History
In this article, you can read about the famous Jim Corbett National Park, the first…
Biochemical oxygen demand
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, also called biological oxygen demand) is the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) needed…
COVID-19: Pune-based defence institute develops microwave steriliser
Pune-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed a microwave steriliser ‘Atulya’ that can…
Diseases Can Jump to Humans from Plants, Not Just from Animals
The current COVID-19 pandemic underscores how unprepared we humans are in fighting zoonotic diseases: pathogens…
De-jargoned: Letter of undertaking
By now, you would have come across the term ‘letter of undertaking’ (LoU), in the…
Govt reconstitutes National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction with Amit Shah as head
The government has reconstituted the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) with Union Home…
ARUNACHAL PIT VIPER
A team of herpetologists have described a new species of reddish-brown pit viper from Arunachal…
World Press Freedom Index 2020: Reporters Sans Frontieres
India has dropped to two places on the World Press Freedom Index, 2020 to be ranked 142nd out of 180 countries. Norway…
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from…
Machine learning research
Machine learning research has advanced in multiple aspects, including model structures and learning methods. The…
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a mobile virology research lab.The MVRDL…