Legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain (1951–2024), a four-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of Read More …
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Legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain dies at 73
Arctic Tundra: Emitting more carbon than it absorbs
According to the ‘Arctic Report Card’ by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Arctic Read More …
Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR-Based Pledge Financing
The Union Government on December 16 launched the ‘Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR-Based Pledge Financing.’ Read More …
The Crossroads of Peace initiative
The second India-Iran-Armenia trilateral consultation was held in December 2024 in in New Delhi. The Read More …
Kerch Strait
According to media reports, two Russian oil tankers were badly damaged in the Black Sea Read More …
UK becomes 12th member of CPTPP
The United Kingdom (UK) became the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Read More …
Gympie-Gympie-‘World’s most poisonous plant’
The Gympie-Gympie plant (Dendrocnide moroides), often regarded as the world’s most poisonous plant, is notorious Read More …
Cyclone Chido & Mayotte
Storm Details: Cyclone Chido, a Category 4 storm, caused unprecedented devastation in Mayotte before making Read More …
India’s first diabetes biobank set up in Chennai
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation Read More …
SBI chief to head panel to recommend fresh list of accounts for NARCL
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has set up a committee under SBI Chairman C.S. Read More …
Jalvahak Scheme
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a major policy for cargo Read More …
Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned to Notre Dame
An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned to Read More …
Exercise Desert Knight 2024
India, France, and the UAE conducted a major air combat exercise, “Desert Knight,” in December Read More …
Switzerland suspends ‘most favoured nation’ status to India
Switzerland has announced the suspension of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause in its Double Read More …
Motion to impeach a High Court judge
A six-member delegation of Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha handed over a motion seeking impeachment Read More …
Assessment of Water Resources of India 2024
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released the study titled ‘Assessment of Water Resources of Read More …
Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
Lok Sabha on December 13 passed the The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Bill seeks Read More …
Union Minister of Steel Releases India’s Green Steel Taxonomy
Recently, the Union Minister of Steel unveiled the Taxonomy of Green Steel for India during Read More …
Neanderthals
According to a recent report, Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but their legacy Read More …
What is Algo trading?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a significant move to allow Read More …
Shortfin mako shark
A young shortfin mako shark has been tagged for the first time in the Mediterranean Read More …
Kanlaon volcano
In the Philippines, around 87,000 people were evacuated after Mount Kanlaon on Negros Island erupted, Read More …
Section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)
Recently, the Supreme Court raised concerns over the misuse of legal provisions intended to protect Read More …
Romania, Bulgaria to join Schengen area on January 1, 2025
Romania and Bulgaria are set to fully join the European Union border-free Schengen Area on Read More …
10th Asia Pacific Deaf Games 2024
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian contingent for a historic performance at Read More …