On 2 August, 2023, our planet witnessed the ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ – the point at Read More …
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Earth Overshoot Day 2023
Plastic Overshoot Day 2023
On July 28, 2023, earth saw its first Plastic Overshoot Day – the day the Read More …
Oil India and ONGC Videsh upgraded to Maharatna and Navratna categories respectively
The Union Finance Ministry on August 3 upgraded two oil sector companies, Oil India and Read More …
Centre prohibits production, distribution of ketoprofen and aceclofenac toxic for vultures
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of Read More …
Kuril Islands
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, Moscow is forced to funnel more and more Read More …
Parliament Passes Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 Read More …
Government introduces a new category of Ayush visa
To promote India as a destination for traditional medical treatments, the union ministry of home Read More …
Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection (MASI)
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has developed an application ‘MASI’ – Monitoring Read More …
WorldCoin
A new cryptocurrency project called WorldCoin, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has claimed over 2 Read More …
PSLV rocket debris on Australian shore
A large object found on the shores of western Australia has been confirmed to be Read More …
LK-99: Room Temp Superconductor
The two new papers uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, by researchers from South Korea, Read More …
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and applications
Some fragments of DNA are ‘released’ from their containers and are present outside the cell, Read More …
PM conferred Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, Read More …
Polypills: WHO includes cardiovascular medicines in Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML)
The WHO has included three fixed dose combinations of cardiovascular medicines or polypills on its Read More …
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament on 31st July after getting Read More …
PSLV-C56: ISRO PUTS SEVEN SINGAPOREAN SATS INTO ORBIT SUCCESSFULLY
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 30 successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s Read More …
BPaL drugs
The interim results of a randomised phase-3/4 trial carried out in India to evaluate the Read More …
Free Movement Regime (FMR)
The illegal migration of tribal Kuki-Chin peoples into India from Myanmar is one of the Read More …
ULLAS mobile app
The Union Minister of Education launched the logo, slogan-Jan Jan Sakshar and mobile application of Read More …
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Lok Sabha on July 28 passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Amendment) Read More …
Xylella fastidiosa
Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-transmitted bacterial plant pathogen associated with serious diseases in a wide Read More …
Non-basmati white rice export ban
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has encouraged India to remove export restrictions on non-basmati rice. Read More …
Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched a unique initiative ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’ on Read More …
Jupiter 3: World’s largest commercial communications satellite
Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX has launched the world’s largest commercial communications satellite on Read More …
All India Tiger Estimation -2022: India Is Home to 3682 tigers
On the occasion of the Global Tiger Day celebrated at the Corbett Tiger Reserve on Read More …