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India revives 45-year tradition at UN Geneva with gift of five peacocks
What are glueballs?
Why in News? At the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Brazil, the international Read More …
Physicist Deepak Dhar wins 2026 Dirac Medal
Why in News? Indian theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar has been named a co-recipient of the Read More …
INS Shruti: Indian Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel
Why in News? The Indian Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV), Yard 3037, named INS Read More …
Asiatic lions in India have increased 32% since 2020
Why in News? India’s Asiatic lion population has increased to 891 in 2025, compared with Read More …
NASA invites ISRO to join its Moon Base programme
Why in News? NASA has invited ISRO to participate in its ambitious Moon Base programme, Read More …
Parliament passes Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026
Why in News? The Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2026 passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, Read More …
Scientists discover unusual ozone layer above North Bay of Bengal
Why in News? Scientists from various Indian institutions have detected an unusually high concentration of Read More …
APEDA facilitates first-ever export of mustard honey by Tripura’s Dergang FPO to Dubai
Tripura’s Dergang Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) has exported one metric tonne of mustard honey to Read More …
India’s First Accreditation Scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories
Why in News? The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) has launched Read More …
Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Forest Fires
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change has flagged Read More …
United Home Minister launches ‘Bank in a Box’
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the new premises of the Read More …
Parliament passes Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026
The Rajya Sabha on August 9 passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, paving the Read More …
PAIMANA monitors 1,847 ongoing Central infrastructure projects as of June 2026
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is strengthening data-driven monitoring of infrastructure Read More …
Centre notifies appointment of 30 judges in High Courts
The Government of India has notified the appointment of 30 judges to the High Courts Read More …
Study shows AI can design bacteriophages
Researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design Read More …
India formally names 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh
India on August 7 formally standardised the names of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh on Read More …
India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Eco-Educational Hub’
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology dedicating to the nation, Read More …
E-Samudra launched as India Accelerates Digital Transformation of Maritime Governance
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated E-Samudra platform during a Read More …
GI-tagged Mithila Makhana exported from Bihar to Australia for first time
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has informed that 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Read More …
EVEREST: India’s first privately built FFSC rocket engine
Why in News? Bengaluru-based space company Astrobase on 7 August 2026 unveiled EVEREST, described as Read More …
Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures
Why in News? Five Slender-billed vultures bred in captivity at the Bombay Natural History Society Read More …
Mecca Joint Defence Agreement
Why in News? Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” on Read More …
I4C cautions corporates and finance professionals against ‘Boss Scam’
Why in News? The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Read More …
Govt extends tenures of Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan
Why in News? The Government of India has approved a one-year extension in the tenure Read More …