A new drug known as Xylazine or “tranq” has caused major havoc in cities across Read More …
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Xylazine or “tranq”
Ministry of Fisheries launches three national flagship programmes
Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched three national flagship programmes viz., Read More …
“Fab 4” or “Chip 4” alliance
A semiconductor alliance comprising the US, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea held its first video Read More …
Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates
Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that Read More …
Supreme Court (SC) asks government what it has done to end manual scavenging
A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat recently took judicial notice of Read More …
Kerala became first state to use robotic scavengers to clean manholes
The Kerala government on February 24 launched robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, to clean sewages in Guruvayur Read More …
Bengal reports 489 species in Great Backyard Bird Count 2023
According to the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2023, West Bengal reported the highest number Read More …
Union Home Minister addresses the ‘Kisan-Mazdoor Samagam’ on the occasion of the Janm Jayanti of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Union Home Minister addressed the ‘Kisan-Mazdoor Samagam’ organized on the occasion of the Janm Jayanti Read More …
Unying Festival
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal attended the colourful Siang Unying Read More …
Uranium enrichment
According to a report, inspectors had detected uranium particles enriched up to 84% in Iran’s Read More …
Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan wins 2023 Marconi Prize
Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize. Previous winners of the Read More …
FSSAI notifies 8 quality parameters for millets
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has framed comprehensive group standards for Read More …
India’s lab-grown diamonds unit to be set up in IIT Madras
The Commerce Ministry on February 23, approved the establishment of the India Centre for Lab-Grown Read More …
India ranks 42 in 55 countries on International IP Index by US Chamber of Commerce
India has been ranked 42nd out of 55 countries in the US Chamber of Commerce’s Read More …
Third patient free of HIV after receiving virus-resistant cells
The “Düsseldorf patient,” a 53-year-old man, is now the third person in the world to Read More …
IndAS 117 and IFRS 17
The Executive Body of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) held interaction with members from Life Read More …
Cabinet approves the ratification of three Protocols on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), 1944
The Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of three Protocols on Article 3 bis and Read More …
Providing false claim about educational qualification not ‘corrupt Practice’ as per RP Act : Supreme Court
On February 20, the Supreme Court (SC) said that providing false information about an electoral Read More …
SC experiments with live transcription of its proceedings
The Supreme Court on 21 February introduced live transcription of court proceedings for the first Read More …
India’s first hybrid rocket launched from Tamil Nadu’s Pattipulam
India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players was launched on 19 February 2023 from Read More …
Kerala High Court Commences Publishing Judgments In Malayalam
Two judgments of the Kerala High Court were recently translated into Malayalam and published on Read More …
India, Singapore launch UPI-PayNow linkage
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong participated Read More …
Teja variety of red chilli
The Teja variety of red chilli is famous for its culinary, medicinal and other wide-ranging Read More …
Jadui Pitara: A play-based learning-teaching material for age group of 3-8 years
As envisaged under National Education Policy 2020, Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Jadui Read More …
International Mother Language Day 2023 Theme
International Mother Language Day is observed on 21st February every year to promote linguistic and Read More …