A 4.2-metre infructescence (fruit-bearing part) has been recorded in Musa indandamanensis, a wild banana species Read More …
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Musa indandamanensis
Civil Defence Rules, 1968
⚖️ Legal Authority: Section 11 – Emergency Procurement Powers Purpose of the Civil Defence Rules Read More …
India’s Life Expectancy Falls for the First Time in 50 Years
Key Highlights: Contributing Factors:
Territorial Army
In response to escalating tensions with Pakistan, the Indian military is mobilising additional forces, including Read More …
Arnala-India’s first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
‘Arnala’, the first of the eight ASW SWCs (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft), indigenously designed Read More …
Pakal Dul Project
According to media reports, the Government of India will fast-track the construction of four run-of-the-river Read More …
HAROP & S-400
Israeli HAROP UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) Indian Air Defence Response S-400 Triumf Missile Defence Read More …
Kamikaze Drones
Following a Pakistani military attack on 26 locations across India, several foreign-manufactured drones were recovered Read More …
Removal of the High Court Judge
The Chief Justice of India (CJI), in terms of the In-House Procedure, on May 8 Read More …
Northeast India’s first geothermal production well drilled in Arunachal
First geothermal production well in the north-east region drilled at Dirang, West Kameng district, Arunachal Read More …
Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully undertaken combat firing (with Read More …
NAMASTE Scheme
A special programme focused on the ‘National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) was Read More …
Mangar Bani
Archaeologists have found a trove of prehistoric tools and rock paintings from the Lower Palaeolithic Read More …
Igla-S Missiles
The Indian Army has recently received new supplies of Russia-origin Igla-S Very Short Range Air Read More …
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
The National Dam Safety Authority-India’s national safety regulator for large dams, has found “irreparable damage” Read More …
Baglihar and Kishanganga dams
India reported to have restricted water flow through the Baglihar and potentially Kishanganga dams following Read More …
Santhara or Sallekhana
A three-year-old girl in Indore was recently administered ‘Santhara’, a Jain ritual of voluntary death Read More …
Stratospheric Airship Platform
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of its Stratospheric Read More …
Gundaram inscriptions
The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) documented eleven inscriptions in the Read More …
Triple test
The state of Jharkhand has completed collecting data on the population of Other Backward Classes Read More …
Nava Durga Test Range at Nagayalanka
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the Read More …
Cabinet approves Caste enumeration in the upcoming Census
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved Read More …
Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam issued India’s first Certified Green Municipal Bond
Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, Ghaziabad issued India’s first Certified Green Municipal Bond. Municipal Bonds in Read More …
National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)
In response to the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Indian government has restructured the Read More …
Digital access is part of fundamental right to life and liberty: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 30 April significantly expands the interpretation of Article 21 of the Read More …