Some Fact

1. A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates new fissile material at a greater rate than it consumes such material.
2. Pyrethrins attack the nervous systems of all insects, and inhibit female mosquitoes from biting.
3. The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional program under the control of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. It was initiated in 1981 with the first Indian expedition to Antarctica.^[1] The program gained global acceptance with India's signing of the Antarctic Treaty and subsequent construction of the Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic research base in 1983,^[1] superseded by the Maitri base from 1990. Under the program, atmospheric, biological, earth, chemical, and medical sciences are studied by India, which has carried out 27 scientific expeditions to the Antarctic as of April 2008 and is currently planning to build an additional research station in the region named "Bharati".^[2
4. Sarath 90 (BMP-90) The Indian project light tank, which was based on infantry combat vehicle Sarath , who was accompanied by French
5. Natural gas can be blended with hydrogen to make HCNG. Vehicles fueled with hydrogen/natural gas blends (HCNG) are an initial step toward the hydrogen-based transportation of the future. HCNG vehicles offer the potential for immediate emissions benefits, such as a reduction in nitrogen oxides (NO_x) emissions.^]
6. An institute of national importance viz; National Inland Navigation Institute (NINI), Patna, became functional from Feb.'2004. This is the first institute of its kind in the country. About 900 trainees have successfully completed the vessel crew training courses from this Institution till June 2008.