The 88th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) was Read More …
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86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC)
The 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) commenced on 19 January in Lucknow, the Read More …
Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI)
Pressure is mounting on European leaders to deploy the European Union’s so-called “trade bazooka” after Read More …
Power utilities recorded a positive Profit After Tax
In a major development for India’s energy sector, **power distribution utilities (DISCOMs and power departments) Read More …
Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has implemented a series of proactive Read More …
Andhra Pradesh Plans Satellite Launch Facility at Hope Island
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the State government is preparing Read More …
What is Point Nemo?
Point Nemo lies in the South Pacific Ocean at 48°52.6′ South latitude and 123°23.6′ West Read More …
Indiaphonte bijoyi-A tiny crustacean discovered in Lakshadweep
Scientists have discovered a tiny crustacean from the Kavaratti lagoon in the Lakshadweep islands that Read More …
Tunnelling Emerges as Core Infrastructure Solution in India
Tunnels have transitioned from niche engineering feats to a central pillar of India’s infrastructure strategy Read More …
US Announces ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
US President Donald Trump announced the formation of a proposed “board of peace” for Gaza Read More …
Second nationwide dolphin population survey begins from UP’s Bijnor
India launched the second rangewide estimation of riverine and estuarine dolphins on 17 January 2026 Read More …
India Clarifies Non-Participation in ‘BRICS Naval Exercise’
India on 17 January clarified that it did not participate in a so-called “BRICS Naval Read More …
PM Flags Off First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 January inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for rail Read More …
Bagurumba Dwhou 2026
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed Bagurumba Dwhou 2026, a landmark cultural event celebrating the Read More …
EU and Mercosur Sign Historic Trade Deal
The European Union (EU) and the South American trade bloc Mercosur formally signed a free Read More …
Most Detailed Map of Antarctica’s Hidden Landscape Unveiled
Scientists have produced the most detailed map so far of the terrain beneath Antarctica’s vast Read More …
PM Modi performs Bhoomi Pujan of Kaziranga Elevated Corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 18 January, performed the Bhoomi Pujan of the Kaziranga Elevated Read More …
INS Sagardhwani Flagged Off for Sagar Maitri–V
INS Sagardhwani, India’s oceanographic research vessel, was flagged off for the fifth edition of the Read More …
India’s first open-sea marine fish farming project
India has launched its first open-sea marine fish farming project in the Andaman Sea, marking Read More …
Gegeneophis valmiki
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a rare subterranean amphibian species Read More …
Phytoplasma-induced root wilt disease
Phytoplasma-induced root wilt disease has devastated large tracts of traditional coconut-growing regions in Karnataka, Tamil Read More …
NCBS Develops AI Tool to Decode Disordered Protein Interactions
Researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Read More …
Finke River of Australia
The Finke River of Australia, known as Larapinta in the Indigenous Arrernte language, is widely Read More …
Sukhatme National Award in Statistics
The Sukhatme National Award in Statistics, instituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Read More …
Ponduru Khadi receives GI Tag
The Geographical Indications Registry has officially granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Ponduru Khadi, Read More …