INS Shivalik, India`s first indigenous stealth frigate, was commissioned at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.
According to a report titled ‘Monitoring of Tigers and Prey Animals of Kaziranga National Park,` released by Assam government, the Kaziranga National Park, famous for one-horned rhino, has the highest density of tigers in the world.The density of tigers at Kaziranga is 32.64 tigers per 100 sq.km., the highest in any known tiger habitat.
The Hubble Space Telescope, named after the astronomer Edwin P. Hubble celebrated the 20th anniversary of its launch on April 24 into low-Earth orbit.
According to Human Resources Development, the second campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is likely to be set up in Anantapur district.
By a report of the global conservation group WWF, a lung less frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are among 123 new species found in Borneo since 2007.
Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), the premier rice research centre of the country here has come up with at least 11 new high-yielding varieties of rice, five of which are exclusively suitable for cultivation in Orissa.