A harmful algal bloom (HAB) near California (USA) has caused thousands of sea lions to Read More …
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El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
The NOAA has confirmed that the most recent La Niña phase has officially ended, and Read More …
Kampala Feminist Declaration
Sudanese women, with the support of UN Women, came together to forge a feminist peace Read More …
Milky Seas events
Scientists have compiled a 400-year database of Milky seas sightings — including sailor accounts, Marine Read More …
Death Sentences and Executions 2024
A report titled “Death Sentences and Executions 2024” was released by Amnesty International. The number Read More …
Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM)
The Union Cabinet approved the Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) as Read More …
Navkar Mahamantra Divas
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and participated in Navkar Mahamantra Divas at Vigyan Bhawan, Read More …
Dire wolf: World’s first “de-extincted” animal!
Colossal Biosciences, a U.S.-based company in Dallas, has announced the birth of three genetically engineered Read More …
Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI)
The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched the first-ever Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) baseline Read More …
10 Years of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
Launched on April 8, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana Read More …
Supreme Court Ruling on Governor’s Role in State Bills
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the Tamil Nadu Governor’s action of reserving Read More …
Three Gorges Antarctic Eye
China has unveiled a new telescope named ‘Three Gorges Antarctic Eye’ in Antarctica where it Read More …
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics 2025
The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to 13,508 physicists across four collaborative Read More …
Woolly Flying Squirrel spotted in Miyar Valley
The Wildlife Wing of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD) has recorded the first-ever photographic Read More …
India Skills Accelerator
The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with the World Economic Read More …
Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first-ever Read More …
Niveshak Didi Initiative
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the aegis of the Ministry of Read More …
Centre notifies amalgamation of 26 RRBs in fourth phase of amalgamation
The Union finance ministry has announced the fourth round of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) consolidation, Read More …
Theobaldius konkanensis
A team of researchers from India and U.K. have discovered a species of land snail Read More …
Ottawa Convention,1997
Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are preparing to withdraw from the Ottawa Read More …
Heel-kick, knuckle-knock, leaf-clip, and branch-shake
Once thought to be unique to humans, culture—including community-specific behaviors and dialects—is now recognized in Read More …
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple
As part of his visit to Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 6 Read More …
62nd National Maritime Day
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) on April 5 celebrated the 62nd National Read More …
India Participates in 150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tashkent
The 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under the Read More …
New Pamban Bridge
On April 6, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Pamban Bridge, India’s first vertical-lift Read More …