25 MARCH 2014

Ø  The missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 aircraft, was found to have ended its flight in the remote waters of the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said.

Ø  Leading string-theorist Professor Rajesh Gopakumar of the Department of Physics, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, has won the 23rd G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2013.

Ø  Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the third International Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Mr. Sharif there was no consensus on granting India MFN status and he had asked all stakeholders to discuss the matter.

Ø  At a time when serviceability of submarines operated by the Indian Navy has come under scrutiny, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is said to be developing a system to carry out structured health monitoring of the under-development nuclear submarines and future conventional submarines of the Navy.

critically endangered pygmy hog

Ø  A survey conducted by the Assam Forest Department in the Manas National Park (MNP) has detected an estimated 21 nests of the critically-endangered pygmy hog ( Porcula salvania ). The nests of pygmy hog — the smallest and rarest wild pig — were found in three separate locations. The survey also found pellets of the Hispid hare ( Caprolagus hispidus ) in almost all of 17 camp site locations, where the study was conducted for grassland species. Manas is known to be the last remaining wild habitat of the pygmy hog in the world.