Britain’s Prince William will be launching a multi-million pound global prize on Thursday with the objective to resolve some of the major environmental issues going on in the world. The Earthshot Prize will be be awarding an amount of one million pound for 5 prizes till the next consecutive 10 years with the sections of…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), aviation regulator, has released the comprehensive guidelines on Wednesday about the refund of the air tickets issued for travel during the Covid-19 triggered lockdown which were canceled later. The guidelines were announced almost a week post the Supreme Court (SC) had ordered for giving a full and immediate…
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) interrogated Ricky Rai, the son of the former underworld don Muthappa Rai on Wednesday. This happened a day post the CCB raided his residence for further investigation on Kannada cinema drug racket case. Ricky Rai was quizzed regarding Aditya Alva, the son of ex-minister, late Jeevaraj Alva, who has allegedly…
The Chemistry Nobel Prize 2020 has been jointly awarded to French scientist Emmaunelle Charpentier and American scientist Jennifer A. Doudna for the work of development of a technique for genome editing called as CRISPR. Regarding their discovery, the jury commented, “Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high…
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced that there will be a reduction in the penalty for not wearing a mask from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 250 in the urban areas and from Rs. 500 to Rs. 100 in the rustic areas. In an official statement, Yediyurappa stated that the reduction in fine was…
The Bombay High Court has approved the bail application of actress Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday in the drug case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. She was approved the bail by personal bond of Rs. 1 lakh. The high court further iterated some conditions while acknowledging the bail. The court stated, “Rhea should…
Thousands in Indonesia were protesting against the new job laws by using tear gas and water cannons in the two industrial areas of java island, which has led to the arrest of 23 protesters by the police officials. The critics have regarded the new laws that will cripple and reduce the rights of the workers…
The government had appointed a special 3 member team called Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation of the alleged rape of a 19 year-old Dalit girl in Hathras and their probe report was scheduled for submission on Wednesday. However, the government has given SIT an extension of 10 days for presenting the report as per…
With the rising cases of Covid-19 infections in the state, the Karnataka government is reconsidering their earlier decision of resuming the offline classes for the schools and colleges following the Unlock 5.0 guidelines given by centre. The Karnataka Primary and Secondary department has made a collective decision to prolong the decision for a minimum of…
The Indian Air Force is having full-swing preparations for the Indian Air Force Day on Tuesday with a full-dress rehearsal which involved the participation of the recently inducted Rafale fighter jets along with Mig-29 and Sukhoi – 30 at the Hindon base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The 88th IAF Day is celebrated every year on…
