The Andhra Pradesh government has announced NTR National Film Award to renowned singer S.P. Bala Subramanyam for 2012 and to Hindi film actor Hema Malini for 2013. The NTR award carries a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh and a citation. The State government revived the presentation of four prestigious awards instituted in the name […]
PV Sindhu clinch India Open World Superseries title
PV Sindhu beats Spanish Olympic champion Carolina Marin in the final of the Yonex India Open World Superseries to clinch maiden title.
Finance Bill gets presidential assent
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the Finance Bill 2017 to give effect to provisions like bar on cash transactions above Rs 2 lakh and compulsory quoting of Aadhaar for filing tax returns. With this, the provisions of the Finance Bill come into effect from 1st April 2017.
Mathematician Yves Meyer has been awarded the Abel Prize for 2017
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
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
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. […]
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