1. Scientists using Large Hadron Collider accelerator (LHC)
at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) have discovered a new
system of five particles all in a single analysis. This discovery is unique as
observing five new states all at once is very rare. According to the standard
convention, these particle states were named Oc(3000)0, Oc(3050)0, Oc(3066)0,
Oc(3090)0 b Oc(3119)0.
2. Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands have
developed a new wireless Internet network based on infrared rays that is
reportedly 100 times faster than existing Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) networks.
3. According to recent report tabled in the Lok Sabha, West Bengal has the
highest number of arsenic-affected people in the country. State’s 83 blocks in
eight districts have ground water affected by arsenic contamination.
4. India’s longest surface tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district is
complete. It will be open to traffic soon, following successful completion of
trial runs for peak and off-peak hours. The 9-km-long tunnel at Chenani
passes through the lower Himalayan mountain range on Jammu- Srinagar National
Highway.
5. Five-time Parliamentarian and BJP’s firebrand leader Yogi
Adityanath (44) was sworn in as the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers.
6. Former RSS pracharak and Uttarakhand BJP chief and
Trivendra Singh Rawat (56) was sworn in as ninth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
7. First fully India-made train (rake) Medha was flagged off
at Dadar station in Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra by Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu via videoconferencing.
8. Renowned Meteorologist and former director of the Indian
Institute of Tropical Meteorology (Pune) Dev Raj Sikka passed away. He was 85.
9. The three days
'International Buddhist Conference' organized by Ministry of Culture and Nava
Nalanda Mahavira Deemed University in Rajgir, Bihar.
10. E-commerce major Amazon India has come out with a new
program for sellers to get insights and help related to the goods and services
tax (GST), called the ‘A-Z GST Guide’.
11. The boards of Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group have
approved a merger between Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Ltd.
12. E-commerce firm Snapdeal announced the appointment of
Jason Kothari as the Chief Executive Officer of its digital payment platform
FreeCharge.
13. Former Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra passed
away in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. He was 77.
14. Dev Raj Sikka, former director of the Indian Institute
of Tropical Meteorology, Pune died of a cardiac arrest. He was 85
years old.
15. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been
appointed as the ambassador for the fifth edition of the Blind Cricket World
Cup 2018.
16. World famous tennis player Roger Federer (Switzerland)
claimed his fifth BNP PARIBAS OPEN, ATP Indian Wells Masters title after
defeating Stan Wawrinka in California, USA.
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