Nobel Physics Prize 2019Scientists James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for ground-breaking work in astronomy, the award-giving body said on 8 October 2019.Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21656-nobel-physics-prize-2019.html#NobelPhysicsPrize #MichelMayor #DidierQueloz #ScientistsJamesPeebles

High-level panel to check money laundering
The government set up a high-level inter-ministerial committee chaired by the revenue secretary for better coordination among various departments and law enforcement agencies to prevent money laundering activities.
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#money #IMCC #Highlevelpanel #moneylaundering #revenuesecretary


IAF receives its first Rafale fighter jet
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on 8 October 2019 formally received the Indian Air Force's first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France.
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#IAF #Rafalefighterjet #RajnathSingh #IndianAirForces

Swiss FTA submits first set of data to India
Over a year after signing the pact for automatic exchange of information, India has received the first set of data about the account details of its nationals in Swiss banks.
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#SwissFTA #FTA #AEOI #Swissbanks #Switzerland

Curiosity Rover finds lake on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has collected more evidence that the 150 km wide Gale crater on Mars once hosted a lake and stream system in the past. Researchers say that dating back to around 3.5 billion years ago, not only the groundwater must have enriched the crater but water streams might have laced the crater’s walls, running towards its base, as well.
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#CuriosityRover #lake #Mars #Galecrater

DTR Bill referred to PSC
The DNA Technology Regulation (DTR) Bill, which seeks to control the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of a person, has been referred to a parliamentary standing committee (PSC) for examination, the Lok Sabha secretariat has said.
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#DTRBill #PSC #deoxyribonucleicacid #MVenkaiahNaidu


DRDO signs pacts on ToT
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) signed 30 licensing agreements for Transfer of Technology (ToT) with 16 Indian companies, including three start-ups.
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#DRDO #ToT #Indiancompanies #GoaUniversity #DRDOsigns


Interpol to hold General Assembly in India
The Interpol will hold its General Assembly in India in 2022 to coincide with the 75th year of the country’s independence.
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#Interpol #GeneralAssembly #AmitShah #GeneralJürgenStock


World's first female spacewalking team
The world’s first female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on 18 October 2019, floating out of the International Space Station to fix a broken part of the power network.
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#femalespacewalking #Earth #JessicaMeir #NASAastronauts


Mars had salt lakes similar to Earth
Mars once had salt lakes that went through wet and dry phases similar to those on the Earth, according to a study which indicates that the red planet’s climate ‘dried out’ over a long time.
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#Mars #Earth #driedout #GaleCrater #saltlakes