Pranay Varada, 14-year-old Indian-American student won the
prestigious National Geographic Bee competition 2017 on 18th May 2017.
As a National Geographic Bee champion, he gets USD 50000 in
scholarship and other prizes.
All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Meet won by - R R
Laxman
Grand Master R R Laxman of Integral Coach Factory won the
All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at the Kshudiram Anushilan
Kendra, Kolkata, West Bengal on 18th May 2017.
First Human Antibodies to fight Ebola viruses discovered by
- Researchers
Scientists team from the United States have discovered a
possible cure for all five known Ebola viruses, one of which ravaged West
Africa in recent years.
This research was published online in journal Cell as
'Antibodies from a human survivor define sites of vulnerability for broad
protection against Ebola viruses' on 18th May 2017.
Cheapest respiratory filter developed by - IIT Delhi scientists
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi researchers
developed cheapest respiratory filter, named ‘Nasofilters’.
The filter, which
is ready for commercialisation, restricts entry of upto 95 percent dust and air
pollutants.
It is the cheapest naso filter available in comparison to the face
masks and other alternatives available in the market to fight critical level of
air pollution.
Operation Clean Money portal launched by - Union Government
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched Operation on
16th May 2017 Clean Money Portal with an aim to keep a tab on dishonest
citizens hiding their income from the authorities and government.
Number of migrant children travelling alone hits record
high: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on
18th May 2017 that the number of children travelling alone has increased five
times since 2010.
In addition, the agency also warned that many young refugees
and migrants are taking highly dangerous routes to reach their destinations.
NGT bans open defecation, waste dumping on - Yamuna
floodplains
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned open defecation and
dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna on 19th May 2017.
The
tribunal also announced an environment compensation of Rs 5000 for violating
the diktat.
Chitale Committee recommends several measures for
Desiltation of - Ganga
Chitale committee constituted to prepare guidelines for
desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West
Bengal), submitted its report to Ministry of Water Resources on 19th May 2017.
Bhindawas bird sanctuary to be developed as - Tourist resort
Manohar Lal Khattar,Haryana CM said that the Bhindawas Bird
Sanctuary in Jhajjar would be developed as a beautiful tourist destination on
19th May 2017.
Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni wins - Dan David Prize
2017
Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni won the prestigious Dan
David prize 2017 for his contribution in the field of astronomy on 18th May
2017.
He was awarded in the 'Future' category which is dedicated to astronomy
this year. Kulkarni will share the award with Andrej Udalski of the University
of Warsaw and Neil Gehrels of NASA for their discoveries on time-domain
astrophysics.
Indian Army gets M777 howitzers 30 years after - Bofors
scandal
After a 30-year wait for new artillery guns since the Bofors
scandal, the Indian Army received the first two M-777 A-2 (Indian) ultra-light
howitzers (ULH) from BAE systems of the US on 18th May 2017
Anant Geete inaugurates Test Track Facility developed by -
Global Automotive Research Centre
Anant G. Geete, Union Heavy Industries & Public
Enterprises Minister formally inaugurated the Test Track Facility at Oragadam,
Chennai on 18th May 2017.
Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) developed test
track facility with the estimated cost of Rs 193.25 crore. The facility has
been notified to issue certificates under CMVR 1989.
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