Health & Nutrition Current Affairs Zika Virus can Cause Severe Neurological Disorder As on March 1, 2016, Scientists said they’ve confirmed from a study that the Zika virus can cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare but severe neurological disorder that kills…
Science & Technology Current Affairs Three British Scientists Won Brain Prize Professors Tim Bliss, Graham Gollingridge and Richard Morris are the trio of British researchers who has received the Brain Prize, one of the world’s most coveted science prizes on…
Economy & Banking Current Affairs IFC Launched Innovative Masala Bond for India International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has launched its first Uridashi Masala Bond (Japanese bond), on March 1, 2016. It mobilized 7 300…
International Current Affairs Peru Declared Emergency after Oil Spill Hit Rivers Peru has declared an emergency three weeks after a major oil pipeline burst, affecting Chiriaco and Montna rivers in the country’s North-West. The pipeline spilled 3000 barrels of crude…
National Current Affairs e-Visa for Tourists from 37 More Nations Electronic Tourist Visas (e-TVs) extended to citizens of 37 more countries from February 26, 2016, taking the total number to 150 countries. Since, the launch of the scheme in November,…
