The World Health Organization (WHO) has now recognised that India has successfully eliminated trachoma, a Read More …
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WHO declares that India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem in 2024
2024 Nobel Prize in physics
The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton Read More …
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade to open its first overseas campus in Dubai
The India Pavilion at the Expo City in Dubai will host the first overseas campus Read More …
Halari donkey
Halari is one of the most beautiful breeds of donkeys, found in the Halar region Read More …
State of Global Water Resources report 2024
The State of Global Water Resources report was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Read More …
Black carbon emissions from kerosene
According to a recent study published in the journal Atmospheric Pollution Research, kerosene-based lamps leads Read More …
Prime Minister launches ‘Unified Genomic Chip’
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Unified Genomic Chip’ – aimed at helping farmers Read More …
2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine
The 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. Read More …
Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme
The Government of India on 3rd October launched the pilot project of the Prime Minister’s Read More …
Lake Kivu
According to media reports, at least 78 people have drowned and many more are missing Read More …
Emergency Use Listing (EUL)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under Read More …
James Webb Space Telescope detects carbon dioxide on Pluto’s icy moon Charon
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide Read More …
Assam launches 21 ‘co-districts’
Assam government has launched a new administrative set-up of ‘co-districts’ within state’s district administrations.
ADITI 2.0 & DISC 12
At the DefConnect 4.0 event held at the Manekshaw Centre Delhi Cantt, Defence Minister Rajnath Read More …
India, UAE bilateral investment treaty (BIT) comes into effect from August 31
The central government on October 7, 2024 said bilateral investment treaty (BIT) signed between India Read More …
World Bank’s Business Ready (B-READY) Report
Business Ready (B-READY) is a new data collection and analysis project of the World Bank Read More …
Jal Jagar Mahotsav
In Chhattisgarh, Jal Jagar Mahotsav is being held in Dhamtari district. This two-day event has Read More …
India becomes fourth nation to cross $700 billion forex reserves
India has become the fourth economy in the world to surpass 700 billion US dollars Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates Banjara Virasat Museum in Pohardevi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 October inaugurated the Banjara Virasat Museum in Pohardevi at Read More …
‘Tigers and crows’ migration
According to a recent report, Tamil Nadu witnessed large-scale migration of butterflies belonging to the Read More …
Pilgrims get first-ever view of Mt. Kailash from Indian territory
Pilgrims on October 3, 2024 had the first-ever view of the sacred Kailash peak, believed Read More …
MP Cabinet meets in Singrampur on Rani Durgavati’s 500th birth anniversary
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on October 5 chaired a meeting of the State Read More …
India successfully test fires indigenous VSHORADS missiles in Rajasthan’s Pokhran
In October 2024, India has successfully conducted three flight tests of the indigenously developed Very Read More …
MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024
Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos from Peru have been given the Read More …
Nine captive-bred pygmy hogs released in Manas National Park
Nine captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in western Assam’s Manas National Park on October 1, Read More …