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Pantoea Tagorei-a bacteria capable of boosting plant growth
Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) to study Phobos and Deimos
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) will launch a mission, named “Martian Moon eXploration” (MMX), Read More …
IIT Guwahati develops BRAHMA-2D model to understand flow of large rivers
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) have developed a mathematical model to gauge Read More …
MEA launches Project PRAYAS
To commemorate the International Migrants Day (18 December), India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) launched Read More …
Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
The Parliament has passed the ‘Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023’ with the Lok Read More …
Rambagh Gate & Ramparts, Pipal Haveli and Church of Epiphan bag UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
Three heritage projects from Punjab and Haryana, namely the Rambagh Gate & Ramparts in Amritsar, Read More …
INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS) – 2023
The 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) concluded Read More …
China bans export of rare earth processing technologies
China banned exports of rare earth extraction and separation technology, in a move it said Read More …
Parliament passes three Criminal Law Bills
The Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Read More …
Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption in Iceland
The Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, erupted on Read More …
WHO adds R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines
A malaria vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India has passed the next round of Read More …
Angola quits OPEC amid dispute over oil production quotas
Angola announced it’s leaving Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) following 16 years of Read More …
Polar stratospheric clouds or Nacreous clouds
Rare iridescent clouds have been captured over Scotland, northern England and the West Midlands. These Read More …
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to Read More …
Paat-Mitro App
The Ministry of Textiles has launched “Paat-Mitro” – a mobile application, developed by The Jute Read More …
India has 10 black tigers, all in Similipal
According to the Government of India, there are a total of 10 “black tigers” in Read More …
Kempegowda International Airport T2 wins special prize at UNESCO’s 2023 Prix Versailles
Terminal 2 (T2) of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru has been recognised as one Read More …
Parliament passes Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
The Lok Sabha on 21 December passed the the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Read More …
ISRO receives Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for Chandrayaan-3
ISRO has ben awarded the 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize by the Exploration Museum in Read More …
Poonam Khetrapal Singh awarded Bhutan’s National Order of Merit Gold Medal
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, has been awarded Bhutan’s prestigious National Read More …
National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal
Ministry of Mines has launched the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal. Key points
Elimination of child labour a distant goal, says Parliamentary Standing Committee
Recently, the 52nd report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles And Skill Development Read More …
Lok Sabha passes Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill 2023
The Lok Sabha on 19th December passed the Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill 2023, that Read More …
Operation Prosperity Guardian
The United States of America has announced the creation of a new multinational task force Read More …
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
NASA’s new satellite to hourly measure air pollution hourly has shown significant progress and now Read More …