The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) has been a global threat to honeybee populations, and Read More …
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Aethina tumida
Hadean protocrust
A Nature journal study published on April 2 challenges long-standing assumptions about Earth’s geological past. Read More …
Wat Pho Temple
On April 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the iconic Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Read More …
Readiness for Frontier Technologies Index 2025
India ranks 36th out of 170 nations in the ‘Readiness for Frontier Technologies’ index, improving Read More …
Agasthyamalai landscape
The Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to conduct a comprehensive survey Read More …
Sudarsan Pattnaik Becomes First Indian to Win Fred Darrington Sand Art Award
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has become the first Indian to receive the prestigious Fred Read More …
Cabinet approves “Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) for financial years 2024-25 to 2028-29
The Union Cabinet has approved phase two of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) for the Read More …
PM Modi conferred ‘Mithra Vibhushana’ medal by Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on April 5 conferred with the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana, Read More …
Moringa (drumstick) Export Facilitation Centre
The Tamil Nadu state government has established a Moringa (drumstick) Export Facilitation Centre in Madurai. Read More …
6th BIMSTEC Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 4 presented a comprehensive 21-point action plan during the Read More …
Heard and McDonald Islands
The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on Australian external territories like Heard and McDonald Islands, Read More …
Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on April 3 after a Read More …
HANSA-3(NG) trainer aircraft
Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on April 4 officially launched indigenous “Trainer Read More …
Kannadippaya gets GI Tag
Kannadippaya has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag ensuring market protection and a global platform Read More …
Pope’s pit viper
A new study has uncoded the mysteries of how the venom of Pope’s pit viper, Read More …
Trump announcs reciprocal tariffs
On April 2, 2025 the US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on imports from Read More …
Baku to Belem Roadmap
India has vociferously advocated the need for a Collective Leadership for advancing the 2030 Climate Read More …
Ramakien mural paintings
Recently, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighted the release of iStamp depicting Ramakien mural Read More …
Warangal Chapata chilli gets GI Tag
The Warangal Chapata chilli from Telangana has been granted the Geographical Indication tag by the Read More …
Lok Sabha: 200 MPs Participate in Record-Breaking Zero Hour
Lok Sabha on April 3, 2025 made a record when the Zero Hour lasted for Read More …
Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court
Hungary, a founding member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is now set to become Read More …
Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200)
The concept design of the lead unit of Bharat Small Modular Reactor 200 MWe has Read More …
Public procurement from MSEs
In FY25, central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) procured goods and services worth Rs 77,525 crore, Read More …
Berger’s disease
Recently, Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval Read More …
Electronic Travel Authorization
Travellers from the US, Canada, and most European countries will now need to apply for Read More …