The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the inclusion of noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) Read More …
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WHO officially recognizes noma as a neglected tropical disease
Bhashin AI Tool Used For Real-time Translation of PM Modi’s Speech Into Tamil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a real-time artificial intelligence-based tool – ‘Bhashini’ – during his Read More …
Akash missile system destroys 4 targets simultaneously during Exercise Astrashakti 2023
India has recently demonstrated the firepower of its Akash surface-to-air (SAM) weapon system, where a Read More …
Rising aerosol levels and glacier melting in the Himalayas
According to the Government of India, the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas is increasingly Read More …
Dark fibre
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) quashed an order passed by the market regulator Securities and Read More …
Plea Bargaining
The Government of India has added Section 436-A to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Read More …
Fast Track Courts and Plea bargaining
Setting up of Fast Track Courts (FTCs) and its functioning lies within the domain of Read More …
Barracuda: India’s fastest solar-electric boat
India’s fastest solar-electric boat Barracuda was launched on 13th December at the yard of Navalt Read More …
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB)
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) launched a programme in Saint Lucia on 14th December, 2023.
DRDO successfully tests high-speed flying-wing UAV
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight trial of Autonomous Read More …
First yak domesticated 2,500 years ago in Bangga
The oldest record ever of a yak being domesticated by humans has been found in Read More …
Platinum-group elements (PGE)
Between the financial years 2022 (FY22) and FY23, there has been a jump of 34 Read More …
ENACT Partnership
Recently, six new countries and a United Nations agency joined the ENACT Partnership. This is Read More …
Channapatna Toys
Toys made in Channapatna near Bengaluru have now become part of children’s academic activities in Read More …
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded Read More …
ProBono Legal Services programme
Under ProBono Legal Services programme, 10629 advocates have directly registered across 24 State Bar Councils, Read More …
Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
Representatives from 28 countries and the European Union adopted the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ of the Read More …
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
India’s Ms. Uma Sekhar secured a remarkable victory by garnering 45 out of 59 votes Read More …
Nutraceutical ‘AKTOCYTE’
Scientists from Department of Atomic Energy and IDRS Labs Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru have joined hands Read More …
Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education 2023
Professor Savita Ladage from Mumbai’s Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Read More …
Martyred Intellectuals Day 2023
Bangladesh observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day on 14th December 2023 to mark the day of Read More …
SGBS Unnati Foundation becomes first entity to list on the social stock exchanges
SGBS Unnati Foundation became the first entity to list on the social stock exchanges (SSE) Read More …
First Global Stocktake and phase-down of unabated coal power
The United Nations Climate Change conference, COP28, has concluded in Dubai with a historic agreement Read More …
Organ donation governing rules
The Government of India has ordered a probe into the findings of an investigation by Read More …
Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology (AMRIT)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras has developed a technology called ‘AMRIT’ (Arsenic Read More …