Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education virtually launched the ‘Capacity Building on Design Read More …
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Capacity Building on Design and Entrepreneurship (CBDE) program
International Thalassemia Day 2024
International Thalassemia Day is celebrated every year on 8 May. The day serves as a Read More …
Trichoderma asperellum against Foot rot or Bakanae disease
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum (2% WP), and Read More …
Rafah border crossing
The Israeli army has taken “operational control” of the Palestinian side of Rafah border crossing Read More …
Kerala reports West Nile fever cases
Kerala’s health department has reported West Nile fever cases in three districts namely; Kozhikode, Malappuram Read More …
Endosymbiotic theory
Two papers published recently, one in the journal Science and another in the Cell, have Read More …
World Migration Report 2024
The World Migration Report 2024 was released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Read More …
Catatumbo lightning
Catatumbo lightning is a meteorological phenomenon specific to the Catatumbo River area at Lake Maracaibo Read More …
Maharashtra to translocate tigers to Sahyadri reserve
The Maharashtra forest department will soon translocate tigers from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) to Sahyadri Read More …
Batillipes chandrayaani: A new species of marine tardigrade discovered from the coast of Tamil Nadu
A new species of marine tardigrade discovered from the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu has Read More …
Participatory notes
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) domiciled at the GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and registered Read More …
RBI allows standalone primary dealers (SPDs) to borrow in foreign currency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed standalone primary dealers (SPDs) to borrow in Read More …
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza awarded 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza have been named as laureates of the 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Read More …
Goldene: Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick
For the first time, scientists have created a free-standing sheet of gold named Goldene that Read More …
Chloropicrin
The U.S. State Department accused Russia of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces Read More …
Eta Aquariid meteor shower
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower was active in April-May 2024. Comprising burning space debris moving Read More …
Indian Single Sky Harmonized Air Traffic Management (ISHAN) initiative
India has initiated the process of consolidating its four airspace regions into a single entity Read More …
First synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri Tahr
Recently, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department launched the first synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri Tahr, Read More …
NASA Captures Luna impact Crater in Gujarat’s Banni grassland
NASA Earth Observatory’s orbiting Landsat 8 satellite has recorded a picture of a crater named Read More …
Norway-India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)
India’s Union Health Secretary and the Deputy Ambassador of Norway signed the documents marking the Read More …
India launches World Castor Sustainability Forum (WCSF)
India has launched the World Castor Sustainability Forum (WCSF). This initiative aims to provide a Read More …
Regulations of AYUSH products
Recently, the Supreme Court expanded the scope of the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurveda Read More …
Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra appointed President of GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)
The Government of India has set in motion the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal Read More …
Hydrogen–fuel cell trains
According to the Business Line’s report, Indian Railways has begun work towards developing “cost-efficient” hydrogen–fuel Read More …
Mangiferin and Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
A recent study published in the journal “American Chemical Society Pharmacology and Translational Science” found Read More …