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  • Three super-Earths orbiting nearby star discovered

    Three super-Earths orbiting nearby star discovered

    • April 30, 2015

    Three planets, each with a mass 7 to 8 times that of Earth, have been discovered orbiting a nearby star that is only 54 light-years away at Lick Observatory and ground-based telescopes in Hawaii and Arizona.  All three planets orbit their star at a distance closer than Mercury orbits the Sun, completing their orbits in just

  • Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries

    Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries

    • April 30, 2015

    India will provide e-Tourist Visa to 31 more countries, including France and Canada. The e-Tourist Visa had been launched in November last year for 45 countries from nine designated Indian airport. The total number of countries under this scheme will go up to 76. According to reports, the scheme will be extended to more countries in a

  • General Knowledge Quiz – Set Twenty Seven

    General Knowledge Quiz – Set Twenty Seven

    • April 30, 2015

    Science Quiz 1.The most commonly encountered bacteria are roughly spherical. The microbiological term describing this shape is a.coccoid b.bacillus c.pleomorphic d.none 2.What is a plasmid? a.Double stranded RBA b.self replicating Single stranded DNA c.bacterial chromosomes d.self replicating Double stranded DNA 3.Some bacteria are considered pleomorphic means a.they are shaped like bent rods b.they do not

  • India ranks 13th in generating electricity from nuclear source

    India ranks 13th in generating electricity from nuclear source

    • April 30, 2015

    India ranks at 13th position in the world in terms of generation electricity from nuclear source and expects to increase the installed nuclear power capacity from 5,780 MW to 10,080 MW by 2019. This information was given by Minister of State (MoS) Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply in the Rajya Sabha to an unstarred question.

  • External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj unveiled the logo for the International Yoga Day.

    External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj unveiled the logo for the International Yoga Day.

    • April 30, 2015

    External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and minister of AYUSH, Shripad Naik,  unveiled the logo for the International Yoga Day. India will observe its first Yoga Day on June 21 – the day was named by the United Nations last year following a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the UN general

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