Monthly Archives: March 2017

Mathematician Yves Meyer has been awarded the Abel Prize for 2017

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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for 2017 to mathematician Yves Meyer of the Ecole normale superieure Paris-Saclay, France, for his “pivotal role in the development of mathematical theory of wavelets.” The theory of wavelets that he started and made fundamental contributions to finds wide-ranging applications from image processing […]

David warner was honoured with the prestigious Allan Border Medal

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Australia’s David warner was honoured with the prestigious Allan Border Medal for the player of the year in a ceremony on January 23, 2017. Winning this honour of the cricket Australia, Warner became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Allan Border Medal after Ricky ponting, shane Watson and Michael Clark. Warner gained 269 votes […]

Gujarat clinched its maiden Ranji Trophy title for 2016-17

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Gujarat clinched its maiden Ranji Trophy title for 2016-17, beating Mumbai by 5 wickets in the final on January 14, 2016 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Mumbai set the target of 312 runs before Gujarat to win the title. Gujarat achieved the target at its five wickets cost with the help of fabulous 143-run […]

Punjab Agricultural University has developed the country’s first genetically-modified varieties of cotton

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Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana has announced that it has developed the country’s first genetically-modified varieties of cotton –  the seeds of which could be reused by farmers with no commercial restrictions, resulting in savings on repeat purchases every season. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified three Bt cotton varieties – PAU […]