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Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI)
Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio for gold loans, Read More …
Assessment of the status of ungulate in India
In a pioneering move, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of Read More …
Zudpi jungle
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that approximately 86,000 hectares Read More …
MoSJE Launches Waste Picker Enumeration App under NAMASTE Scheme
On World Environment Day 2025, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) reaffirmed its Read More …
800-year-old Shiva temple of later Pandya period discovered in in Udampatti
An 800-year-old Shiva temple from the later Pandya period has been discovered in Udampatti, a Read More …
Extreme poverty in India down to 5.3% in 2022-23
India’s extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12, Read More …
UMEED Central Portal
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has officially inaugurated the UMEED Central Portal, which is Read More …
Chenab Railway Bridge and Anji rail bridge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chenab Railway Bridge and Anji rail bridge on 6 Read More …
Diphtheria
Since 2022, Western Europe has been battling its largest diphtheria outbreak in decades, primarily affecting Read More …
Losgna Occidentalis
Recently, a new species of parasitic wasp, ‘Losgna Occidentalis’, was discovered in Chandigarh. (Source: TH)
EnviStats India 2025: Environment Statistics
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the 8th issue of “EnviStats India Read More …
Socotra Island
The United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have launched a comprehensive humanitarian initiative Read More …
Tamil Nadu notifies Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi
The Tamil Nadu government has officially declared a Greater Flamingo sanctuary at Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram Read More …
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
India has won the Presidency of International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for for 2025-2028 Read More …
Population Census-2027
The Union Ministry on 4th June announced that the Population Census-2027 will be held in Read More …
Hall of Nuclear Power: Atoms Serving the Nation
The National Science Centre (NSC), Delhi, unveiled its newly revamped permanent gallery titled “Hall of Read More …
India’s First Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant Begins Operations in Tehri
THDC India Limited (THDCIL), announced the successful commencement of COD process of the 1st Unit Read More …
Khichan and Menar wetlands from India added to Ramsar list
On the eve of World Environment Day, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Read More …
Centre’s new regulations for jobs and domicile in Ladakh
The Government of India has notified a series of regulations for Ladakh’s land, jobs, and Read More …
‘Clean Plant’ program
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has announced to launch the ‘Clean Plant’ Read More …
India to Build First-Ever Polar Research Vessel (PRV)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited Read More …
ICRISAT Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA)
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in collaboration with the Research Read More …
ECINET App
The Election Commission of India is now introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system to provide timely Read More …
What is Fusarium graminearum?
On June 3, 2025, U.S. federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling Fusarium graminearum Read More …