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India’s telecom regulator TRAI has asked Reliance Jio to withdraw its three-month “Summer Surprise” offer. Reliance Jio had introduced this offer to provide free three months of call and 1 GB 4G data per day to customers signing up by April 15 for a data plan worth Rs 303. TRAI has now ordered Reliance Jio […]
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b, a low-mass super-Earth, whose radius and mass are close to Earth’s radius and mass (1.4 Earth radii, 1.6 Earth masses). This study was carried out by a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) the Keele University. The observations were coordinated by Luigi […]
Teams Playing in IPL 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Knight Riders Gujarat Lions Rising Pune Supergiants Kings XI Punjab Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 Match Schedule: Dates, Venue, Time and Match Results Sixty matches will be played in 2017 IPL. Each team will play 16 matches, eight […]
Australian scientists have got success in sequencing the DNA of invasive, reef-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), suggesting that is possible to remove these marine creatures from a specific spot in the ocean by luring them by the lust. COTS is one of the major factors in destruction of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. These starfish eat corals […]
Carcass of a whale was found washed up behind Panthanivas on Puri sea beach in Odisha this morning. Forest department officials has now recovered the carcass and sent it for autopsy. The exact reason behind the death will be known only after the autopsy. Forest department sources said this whale was about 25 feet […]
Social network Twitter has announced to introduce default profile photo – a gender neutral silhouette – to “prompt more self-expression.” Twitter is also dropping its default “egg” avatar to break free of the association with trolling on the platform. “For the past seven years, everyone who has created an account on Twitter starts out with […]
A new study carried out by researchers from the Eötvös Loránd University has questioned the existence of dark energy, stating that dark energy might be a myth. This study suggests that 68 percent of the universe probably does not exist, and that some more realistic factors may be driving the expansion of the universe. The […]
An 18-year-old boy from Chennai has got second position in the grade 12 category of the NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest, 2017. Sai Kiran P got second position for proposing an elevator from the earth to the moon to make a human settlement possible on the latter. NASA Ames Research Center, the National Space […]
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has posted in his twitter account some breathtaking pictures of aurora lights captured from the International Space Station (ISS). These pictures of the aurora lights were captured during a night-time pass of the Earth. The images show the specks of light at night and the stunning aurora lights radiating a rare green […]
NASA has released some new, stunning images of Jupiter that were captured by Juno during its latest flyby of the planet. This is Juno’s fifth flyby of the gaseous giant, during which the spacecraft travelled at a speed of about 129,000 miles per hour (208,000 kilometers per hour) relative to Jupiter, and about 4,400 km […]
To counter Reliance Jio’s Summer Surprise, BSNL has come out with a new plan for its broadband users. The telecom company is now offering 10 GB of data per day to its broadband users for Rs 249. However, the plan doesn’t offer free calling all times. BSNL’s free calling in this plan will only be […]
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected a mysterious cosmic explosion in space, and according to scientists, this flash of X-rays most likely resulted from a “completely new type of cataclysmic event.” The X-ray source was located in the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S) region in space. This source, prior to October 2014, was not detected in […]
Can a badger bury an entire cow calf by itself? ‘No’ – you would probably say, but the fact is that a single badger can accomplish this difficult task by itself. A badger has been caught in a camera set up in the Great Basin Desert in Utah to study the behavior of the animal. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the Chenani Nashri Tunnel—the 10.9-km-long tunnel that connects Chenani and Nashri town at the two ends of the tunnel. Chenani Nashri Tunnel is the longest smart tunnel in Asia and boasts of features like Integrated Traffic Control System, Video Surveillance System and FM Rebroadcast System. Speaking ahead […]
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has announced that over 72 million users have subscribed for its ‘Prime’ offer. Jio also said that its free services will be extended by another three months for customers who opt for its ‘Prime’ subscription and Rs 303 monthly-billing scheme or above. “Considering the unprecedented demand for enrolling to Jio Prime […]
A search has been launched for Tasmanian tiger in North Queensland, Australia, after reports of sightings of the animal by many people in the region. According to Prof Bill Laurance from James Cook University, he has talked to two people who claim that they have seen an animal, potentially Tasmanian Tiger, in Cape York Peninsula. […]
Idea Cellular in India has launched a new postpaid plan for its customers. With this ‘unparalleled offer’ Idea is offering 1GB data per day for a month for 300. However, this plan is available only for 4G handset users, and users will have to avail it on top of their existing postpaid plan. “The new […]
India ranks 170th in terms of anemia among women, according to the Global Nutrition Report 2016. Central Health Minister J P Nadda revealed this fact during Question Hour in Lok Sabha. He also said that the India ranks 114th in the world in terms of prevalence of under-five growth stunting prevalence among children. “As per […]
MTNL has introduced a new Rs 319 plan offering 2GB data per day and call benefits to customers. With MTNL’s 319 plan, users enjoy unlimited calling within MTNL’s network, and 25 minutes of free call to other networks in a single day. “On its 31st anniversary, MTNL announces new plan from April 1, 2017 that […]
Russia has developed a hypersonic anti-ship missile, dubbed Zircon, which is able to achieve a maximum speed of 7400 km/hr. Russian defense ministry released a picture of the missile for the first time. The news of this hypersonic missile has sent shock-waves around the world. According to Russian scientists, Zircon missile can attack a target […]
US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that rolls back the policies of former US President Barak Obama on climate change. Obama had started an international campaign on climate change to limit global warming and had banned several industries. Signing the new orders, Trump said that the regulations against usage of […]
King cobras are among the most dreadful creatures in the reptile kingdom and most of us fear them so much that hardly anyone would prefer going near them. However, a video has appeared on internet, which shows people offering water from a bottle to a king kobra to save its life. This incident occurred at […]
New York design firm Clouds Architecture Office has unveiled its plan to construct a tower that would hang suspended from an asteroid. When completed, this tower would be the tallest building ever created on Earth. “This system is referred to as the Universal Orbital Support System (UOSS). By placing a large asteroid into orbit over […]
The State Bank of India (SBI) has rolled out a new Unnati credit card for its account holders. This card is targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders. According to SBI, the credit card will be issued to every account holder without any joining fee or annual fee. The card was launched by […]
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