The Music Academy, Chennai, has chosen violinist and composer Rudrapatna Krishnamurthy Shriramkumar for the prestigious Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2025
Channa nachi-A new species of snakehead fish
Channa nachi, a new species of snakehead was discovered from Meghalaya, Northeast India. (Source: HUBN)
Ningaloo Reef mass bleaching
An “unprecedented” mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said on Read More …
10 PVTGs given habitat rights under FRA, 2006
According to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 10 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) have Read More …
Centre to launch ‘Sahkar’ taxi service
Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has announced the launch of ‘Sahkar’, a new Read More …
Kasampatty sacred grove declared Tamil Nadu’s 2nd biodiversity heritage site
The Tamil Nadu government has officially notified Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) sacred grove as a Biodiversity Read More …
Nag missile system (NAMIS)
The Union Defence Ministry on March 27 signed contracts worth ₹2,500 crore for a new Read More …
IUCN’s First Green Status Assessment Ranks Lions as ‘Largely Depleted’
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its first-ever Green Status assessment Read More …
Kyoto University’s Masaki Kashiwara Wins 2025 Abel Prize for Algebraic Analysis
Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara has been awarded the 2025 Abel Prize, often called the Nobel Prize Read More …
What is BioSaarthi initiative?
Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on March 21 unveiled BioSaarthi, a Read More …
Dx-EDGE Initiative
To support MSMEs in adoption of future technologies, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration Read More …
World Social Protection Report (WSPR) 2024-26
India’s social protection coverage has doubled from 24.4% in 2021 to 48.8% in 2024, marking Read More …
Exercise Prachand Prahar 2025
The exercise, Prachand Prahar, was a comprehensive tri-service effort by the Indian Armed Forces. It Read More …
Baalpan ki Kavita initiative
To fulfil the vision of NEP 2020, the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSE&L), Read More …
Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs)
National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) has successfully concluded fourth round of fund-raising at an Enterprise Read More …
Artemis Accords & Artemis Programme
The Artemis Accords are a practical set of principles, guidelines and best practices to enhance Read More …
Revival of Vikramshila University in Bihar
A decade after the revival of Nalanda University, efforts are now underway to restore another Read More …
Centre of Excellence for Zero Emission Trucking (CoEZET)
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) is planning to develop a cutting-edge Sustainability Campus Read More …
Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released the Third Report on the State Read More …
99 F404-IN20 engines
The GE Aerospace announced delivery of the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Read More …
India, Singapore sign Letter of Intent (LOI) on Green Shipping & Digital Corridor Collaboration
India and Singapore have solidified their partnership on a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) Read More …
Kafue River
Zambian officials and environmental groups are grappling with the aftermath of a catastrophic acid leak Read More …
Meghalaya’s first ‘scientific coal mining’ project at Byndihati
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inaugurated Meghalaya’s first ‘scientific coal mining’ project at Byndihati in Read More …
Clarion-Clipperton Zone
The Clarion-Clipperton Zone was recently in the news due to Polymetallic Nodules related activities. What Read More …
Digital Crop Survey (DCS) System
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has introduced the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) Read More …