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 […]
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Gujarat clinched its maiden Ranji Trophy title for 2016-17
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
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 […]
The Cabinet has given the go-ahead to the merger plan of SBI and its five associates
The Cabinet has given the go-ahead to the merger plan of SBI and its five associates, a step aimed at strengthening the banking sector through consolidation of public banks. The associate banks which will be merged with SBI are State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore […]
ISRO launches a record 104 Satellites into Earth’s Orbit
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted history by successfully launching a record 104 satellites, including India’s earth observation satellite, on a single rocket from the spaceport in Sriharikota. This is the highest number of satellites ever launched in a single mission. The space agency’s trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37, on its 39th mission, […]
Woman scientist nominated for Swarnajayanti fellowship
Jyotirmayee Dash, associate professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata has been nominated for the prestigious Swarnajayanti fellowship award instituted by the Department of Science and Technology for the year 2015-16. She is the only woman scientist among the 11 nominated for the fellowship this year. […]
New Army and Air force chief has been appointed by Govt, of India
General Bipin Rawat, who was selected ignoring the seniority of Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi and Lt. Gen. P.M. Hariz, took over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from General Dalbir Singh at a ceremony held in South Block. Gen. Rawat, a Gorkha Rifles officer, will be the 27th Army Chief. Gen. Rawat has […]
India reclaims Champions Trophy
India prevailed 3-2 over Pakistan to reclaim the Asian Champions Trophy hockey title. This was the first time the teams were meeting in the final of a continental tournament since India dethroned Pakistan as the Asian Games champion in Incheon, South Korea in 2014. India had won the inaugural edition of the Asian Champions Trophy, […]
Nobel Prize 2016
Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided, one half awarded to David J. Thouless (Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), the other half jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane (Affiliation at the time of the award: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA) and […]
Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016
Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, in the words of the Swedish Academy. He is the first American to win the prize since novelist Toni Morrison, in 1993.
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