Category: Current Affairs

  • Today Current Affairs

    NASA’s planes for the first time will chase the solar eclipse NASA scientists for the first time plan to chase the moon’s shadow using two of NASA’s WB-57F research aircraft during the next full solar eclipse in the United States. The purpose of the chase is to capture the clearest images of the Sun’s outer…

  • Reliance Defence launches first two Navy ships Shachi and Shruti

    Reliance Defence launches first two Navy ships Shachi and Shruti Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) launched the first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) — Shachi and Shruti at their shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat. These two NOPVs are the first warships to be launched by a private sector shipyard in India. These ships are…

  • Today Current Affairs

    Human antibodies produced in lab for the first time Scientists for the first time have produced human antibodies in the laboratory. They have developed a revolutionary technique which can help in the rapid development of new vaccines to treat a wide range of infectious diseases. Antibodies mainly function in the humoral adaptive immune system by…

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    World’s smallest & cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ launched in USA The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ was launched in the USA recently. The Vision Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet. It is the first Private Jet with a single engine and can be conveniently operated…

  • President inaugurates Bicentenary Celebration of Paika Rebellion

    President inaugurates Bicentenary Celebration of Paika Rebellion President Pranab Mukharjee inaugurated the bicentenary (200th) celebration of Paika Rebellion (1817) of Odisha organised by the Union Ministry of Culture in New Delhi. Paika rebellion predates the 1857 Revolt i.e. first war of independence. Many scholars, researchers and historians have opined that the Paika Rebellion of 1817…

  • Quiz For Current Affairs

    1. The 2016 Anti-Hijacking Act replaces a __________, according to which hijackers could be tried only in the event of death of hostages, such as flight crew, passengers and security personnel.        (b) a. 1983-vintage law b. 1982-vintage law c. 1984-vintage law d. 1985-vintage law 2. President of Asian Development Bank is  …