Physicists create a new form of  Hydrogen

  • Physicists from Austria have created a new form of Hydrogen, which is negatively charged hydrogen clusters.
  • It is a previously unseen form of hydrogen. From the last forty years, existence of hydrogen in ion clusters was known and is positively-charged clusters have already exists.

According to UNWESP report India economy projected to grow by 7.7% in FY 2017

  • According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2017 report, India’s economy is projected to grow by 7.7% in fiscal 2017 and 7.6% in 2018.
  •  India will remain the fastest growing large developing economy due to its strong private consumption and gradual introduction of significant domestic reforms.

CEPI formally launched at  WEF, Davos

  •  The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was officially launched at World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos after it received $460-million to develop vaccines against 3 emerging highly-contagious and fatal diseases.
  • However, these three diseases are Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-coronavirus, Lassa fever, and Nipah virus.
  • Here, CEPI will use this fund to contain outbreaks these 3 diseases before they become global health emergencies.

Alok Kumar Verma has been appointed as CBI Director 


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  • On 19th January 2017 the Appointments  Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Alok Kumar Verma as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation i.e. CBI.  
  • However, his appointed will be for only a period of two years from the date of assumption of charge of his office.
  • Well, Verma succeeded Anil Sinha who has been retired from his office on 2nd December, 2016. 
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