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Hurricane Beryl
Union Cabinet approves India’s signing of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement
The Union Cabinet has approved India to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. Read More …
Information ratio
Market regulator SEBI has proposed that all mutual funds mandatorily disclose risk-adjusted return, not just Read More …
Digital Bharat Nidhi
Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released draft rules to operationalise the Digital Bharat Nidhi. Read More …
World Zoonoses Day 2024: Not all animal diseases are zoonotic
World Zoonoses Day was celebrated on July 6, 2024. World Zoonoses Day is celebrated in Read More …
BAP1 gene and IGF-1 hormone
A recent study, published in Nature Genetics, has identified over 5,000 genetic variations that contribute Read More …
Union Ministry of Culture initiates Project PARI
The Union Ministry of Culture has initiated Project PARI for the UNESCO-46th World Heritage Committee Read More …
International Day of Cooperatives 2024 Theme
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation addressed the ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation) Read More …
Aphelion
Earth reaches aphelion every July. This year it did so on 5 July. Key points
Women Entrepreneurship Platform launches SEHER Program
SEHER, a credit education program was launched by the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and TransUnion Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR)
Recently, Thazhakara grama panchayat in Alappuzha (Kerala) released the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Read More …
Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN)
Recently, the Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN) was launched to prevent and cure Read More …
Keir Starmer becomes new U.K. Prime Minister
The parliamentary election was held in the United Kingdom July 4. The voters above 18 Read More …
Beki River
According to a recent media report, Beki river is changing course and has displaced thousands Read More …
Xenophrys apatani: A new species of forest-dwelling horned frog
A team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has recorded a new Read More …
Aditya-L1 completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point
India’s first solar mission, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has completed its first halo orbit around the Read More …
Senna spectabilis
Environmental organisations in Wayanad have urged the Forest department to maintain transparency in a project Read More …
India successfully test-fires anti-radiation missile ‘Rudram-1’
India has successfully test-fired its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, the Rudram-1.
Leang Karampuang: World’s oldest cave painting
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest cave painting – created at least 51,200 years ago Read More …
Rupee-Kyat Trade Settlement Mechanism
The first transaction of over Rs 1 crore pulses export to Myanmar from India was Read More …
24th SCO Summit
The 24th Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State (SCO Summit) was held Read More …
DPIIT to launch Producer Price Index (PPI) in India
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is finalising a model to Read More …
What Is A Mule Account?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das asked banks to step up efforts against Read More …
Sampoornata Abhiyan
NITI Aayog is launching ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’, a 3-month campaign from 4th July – 30th September Read More …
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Researchers have carried out an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms underlying the flexibility of crystals Read More …