India has formally assumed the Chairmanship of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) for the 2025–26 Read More …
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Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
Chagos Islands
United Kingdom (UK) signed a deal on May 22 to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Read More …
Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI), a multi- dimensional analytical Read More …
e-Zero FIR initiative
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, through its Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), has launched Read More …
Polybutylene Adipate Terephthalate (PBAT)
Kamalpur Nagar Panchayat in Tripura has taken a significant step toward environmental sustainability by introducing Read More …
SWOT Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Time
In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech used SWOT satellite data to measure Read More …
INSV Kaundinya
On May 21, 2025, the Indian Navy formally inducted the INSV Kaundinya, an ancient stitched Read More …
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement
On May 20, 2025, Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the Read More …
International Booker Prize 2025
Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection in Kannada Hridaya Deepa (Heart Lamp), translated into English by Read More …
Golden Dome
On May 20, US President Donald Trump stated he had shortlisted a design for a Read More …
Mandamus
On May 21, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Read More …
Euthalia malaccana
The butterfly species Euthalia malaccana has been recorded in the country for the first time. Read More …
Take It Down Act
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law the Take It Down Act—a bipartisan bill Read More …
Sagar Mein Samman
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled the ‘Sagar Mein Read More …
WHO recognizes four countries with life-saving trans fat elimination policies
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized Austria, Norway, Oman, and Singapore for their outstanding Read More …
World Hydrogen Summit 2025
At the World Hydrogen Summit 2025 held in Rotterdam, the Secretary, Ministry of New & Read More …
World Bee Day 2025 Theme
On May 20, 2025, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), under the Union Ministry Read More …
Mizoram Achieves Full Functional Literacy
On 20th May 2025, Chief Minister Shri Lalduhoma officially declared Mizoram a fully literate state, Read More …
Metre Convention
The Department of Consumer Affairs (Government of India) on May 20 commemorated World Metrology Day Read More …
Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025)
An Indian delegation led by Defence Minister (state) Shri Sanjay Seth participated in the opening Read More …
Jarosite
Jarosite is a yellow-brown mineral that contains potassium, iron, and sulphate — and researchers have Read More …
Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
Eminent astrophysicist, science communicator, and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar passed away in Read More …
Philopatry
Research has found that Olive Ridley turtles that hatch at a nesting site are ‘imprinted’ Read More …
Shirui Lily Festival Returns to Manipur
After a two-year pause due to prolonged conflict in the region, the Shirui Lily Festival Read More …
Operation Olivia
The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual mission ‘Operation Olivia’ helped protect a record of over Read More …