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US-FDA approved first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP)
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat Read More …
Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH
In a significant decision at the G20 Health Ministers’ summit, nations have collectively launched the Read More …
Gabon announces a $500 million debt-for-nature swap
Gabon on August 15, 2023 announced a $500 million debt-for-nature swap. This becomes the second Read More …
Wolf-Rayet star
Using multiple telescopes around the world, astronomers from the University of Amsterdam and elsewhere have Read More …
Thoppikkallu
A large number of megalithic hat stones were found from a single site during a Read More …
Indian scientists develop the first ever low-pungent Gene-edited mustard
Indian researchers have developed the first ever low-pungent mustard that is pest and disease-resistant. Key Read More …
Matti banana GI tag
The Matti banana variety, native to Kanniyakumari district was recently granted the Geographical Indication (GI) Read More …
NBRI Namoh 108: A new variety of lotus
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh unveiled the new Read More …
Green Hydrogen Standard for India
The government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India. The standard issued by the Read More …
India’s first 3D-printed post office inaugurated in Bengaluru
India’s first 3D-printed post office was virtually inaugurated by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Bengaluru’s Read More …
Xenotransplants: Pig kidney transplant works in a brain-dead man for over a month
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney into a brain-dead Read More …
Zero-day vulnerability
A new indigenous software technology solution can now proactively detect and prevent zero-day vulnerability attacks Read More …
Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (ICRR)
On August 10, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to maintain an incremental Read More …
Lachin Corridor
Recently, Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over Read More …
Vindhyagiri
Vindhyagiri, the 6th Stealth Frigate of Project 17A being built at GRSE, was launched on Read More …
Demon particle
A team of researchers led by Peter Abbamonte, a professor of physics at the University Read More …
India gets first-ever night street racing circuit
A new street circuit was launched by the Tamil Nadu government and RRPL in Chennai. Read More …
Likaru-Migla-Fukche road: World’s highest motorable road
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has commenced the construction of the world’s highest motorable road, the Read More …
Sulina Channel
Russia, in overnight drone strikes on August 16, targeted ports and grain storage facilities along Read More …
Deemed forests
The Odisha government has withdrawn an order issued on August 11, which told district officials Read More …
Lakhpati Did scheme
The government of India is planning skill development training for two crore women under the Read More …
Madan Lal Dhingra
On the 114th anniversary of Madan Lal Dhingra’s execution, a memorial in the name of Read More …
RBI unveils UDGAM portal to track unclaimed deposits
The Reserve Bank of India on 17th August unveiled a centralised web portal UDGAM to Read More …
Union Cabinet approves expansion of the Digital India programme
The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Digital India programme. The total outlay is Read More …