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Ngorongoro Conservation Area
According to a recent report, the Tanzanian government has removed the Ngorongoro division from the Read More …
NCERT proposes 10 ‘bagless days’ for students of Classes 6 to 8
To provide respite to school students between Classes 6 and 8, the National Council of Read More …
World Development Report 2024
The World Bank has released its flagship World Development Report 2024 on 1 August 2024. Read More …
Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair becomes first woman DG Medical Services (Army)
Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair, on August 01, 2024, assumed the office of Director General Read More …
Fully Accessible Route (FAR)
The Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have excluded long-term government Read More …
New notification for GSTAT with provisions for ‘circuit’ and ‘sitting’
The Union Finance Ministry has issued a fresh notification regarding constitution of the Principal and Read More …
States have right to sub-classify SC/ST for quotas: Supreme Court
A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on August 1 reframed how the Scheduled Read More …
Vampire star in M67 cluster
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have made the discovery that a vampire Read More …
India, Vietnam sign MoU to develop National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal
India and Vietnam are joining forces to develop the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Read More …
India is the 2nd Largest Aluminium Producer in the World
As per provisional data, in the non-ferrous metal sector, primary aluminium production in FY 2024-25 Read More …
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024
India will host its first multinational air exercise, ‘Tarang Shakti 2024’, in two phases. The Read More …
Mine water uses
Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G Kishan Reddy, has released comprehensive guidelines for the Read More …
Nano-MIND Technology
Researchers from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have developed a method Read More …
India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched the book titled ‘India@100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Read More …
Women Entrepreneurship Program
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) unveiled the Women Entrepreneurship Program on 31 July 2024. Read More …
Announcement of opportunity’ (AO)
The Indian space regulating agency, IN-SPACe, has issued an ‘Announcement of opportunity’ (AO) inviting non-government Read More …
USA overtook UAE as India’s second largest LNG supplier in 2023
The US displaced the UAE to emerge as India’s second largest supplier of liquefied natural Read More …
RBI’s master direction on wilful and large defaulters.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 30 July 2024 issued a master direction to Read More …
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
The European Union (EU) has suggested that India should introduce its own carbon tax amid Read More …
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran
Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, was killed at his residence in Tehran. He Read More …
Scientists report trees absorb methane as well
According to a recent study, tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas Read More …
India and IPEF partners launch new supply chain bodies
India and 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) partners have launched three new supply chain Read More …
National Apprenticeship and Training Scheme 2.0 Portal
Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today in New Delhi launched the National Apprenticeship Read More …
First Approach to Criticality
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has officially granted permission for the “First Approach to Read More …