Snippets : 16 JANUARY 2024

Published on: January 16, 2024

Scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK have launched first-in-human vaccine trials for the deadly Nipah virus which impacts many Asian countries, including India called ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine
State-owned firm Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) signed lithium exploration pact for five blocks in Argentina. This is the first-ever lithium exploration and mining project by a Government Company of India. KABIL will start the exploration and development of 5 lithium brine blocks viz 1. Cortadera-I, 2. Cortadera-VII, 3
On January 15, 1949, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, and took over authority from the British Commander-in-Chief General Francis Butcher, and became the first Indian to command the Army in its long, rich history – Indian army day
Researchers from Mizoram University’s zoology department have discovered a new species of coral snake in Mizoram
Kachchhi Kharek from Gujarath (Kutch) gets GI Tag + Traditional dried fruit made from dates
Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force (IAF) flagged off + Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) + Manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) + Beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile
14th Ministerial-level meeting of the India-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) held in New Delhi. Established in 2005 to strengthen economic ties and address trade-related matters between India and the United States

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