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Asian giant tortoise
Nilgiri tahr population
A joint census conducted by Kerala and Tamil Nadu has reported a total population of Read More …
Special Registration Drive for Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Extended
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended the special registration drive for Read More …
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 conferred with Guinness World Record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship initiative, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), has been awarded a Guinness Read More …
Mt Merag-III and Mt Kangju Kangri
A joint expedition team has successfully summited Mt Merag-III (6,480M) and Mt Kangju Kangri (6,710M), Read More …
New banking laws to come into effect from August 1
The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into effect on August 1, 2025, with the Read More …
HOPE: ISRO organizes Space Analog Mission in Tso Kar Valley
To prepare for potential manned space missions to the Moon and Mars, Protoplanet, a Bengaluru-based Read More …
India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI)
NITI Aayog launched the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) on August 4, 2025, a pioneering Read More …
Blue carbon ecosystems
Blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes are coastal and marine Read More …
India achieved a remarkable milestone of performing over 18,900 organ transplants in 2024
India has achieved a historic milestone in organ transplantation, performing over 18,900 transplants in 2024, Read More …
Kopili River (NW 57) operationalised
In a significant move to revive river-based trade in Assam, the National Waterway-57 (River Kopili) Read More …
Rhisotope Project
The University of the Witwatersrand, with support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has Read More …
District Flood Severity Index (DFSI)
Researchers from IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar have developed a new District Flood Severity Index Read More …
EC increases annual remuneration of booth-level officers to ₹12,000
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a significant increase in the remuneration for Read More …
Arya Samaj Marriages Controversy
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate the proliferation of Read More …
‘Apna Ghar’ Initiative
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched a new initiative named ‘Apna Ghar’ Read More …
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) is a key institutional mechanism established Read More …
INS Himgiri
On July 31, 2025, the Indian Navy received Himgiri (Yard 3022), the third ship of Read More …
Grant in aid to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
The Union Cabinet has approved the Central Sector Scheme “Grant in aid to National Cooperative Read More …
Canada will formally recognise Palestine in UN
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will formally recognize Palestine in the United Nations Read More …
Cambodia adapting Assam’s ‘stork army’ model
A successful women-led conservation model from Assam, India, is being adapted for a new community-led Read More …
Darwin’s frog
Chile has launched a new government initiative to save the endangered Darwin’s frog, a tiny Read More …
Sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the historic return of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Read More …
Ratadiya Ri Dher
A Harappan site, believed to be a rural settlement, has been discovered at Ratadiya Ri Read More …
Sustainable Agriculture Day
he Maharashtra government has announced that August 7 will be celebrated annually as “Sustainable Agriculture Read More …