The Geographical Indications Registry has officially granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Ponduru Khadi, Read More …
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Ponduru Khadi receives GI Tag
Lion-tailed macaque
Silent Valley National Park (Kerala) remains one of the last continuous and most important habitats Read More …
India’s Major River Deltas Sinking at Alarming Rates: Nature Study
A recent research published in the journal Nature has warned that several of India’s major Read More …
Thiruvalluvar Day
On the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day (16 January 2026), Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid Read More …
Karan Fries and Vrindavani
India has registered two high-yielding synthetic cattle breeds, taking the total number of registered livestock Read More …
Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 16 January 2026, clarified that the Nobel Peace Prize remains Read More …
BBNJ treaty comes into force
The High Seas Treaty, officially called the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, comes into Read More …
RBI’s revised Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a revised Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) Read More …
National Startup Day 2026 Marks a Decade of Startup India Initiative
National Startup Day, observed on 16 January 2026, marks a landmark decade of the Startup Read More …
Article 6 (A6) of the Paris Agreement
o strengthen the delivery and efficiency of climate finance, carbon markets under Article 6 (A6) Read More …
Union Minister Welcomes INSV Kaundinya in Oman
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, welcomed the crew of the Read More …
Kondagai Lake
A new scientific study has unearthed one of the most detailed climate records from peninsular Read More …
GeM Marks Seven Years of ‘Womaniya’ Initiative
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has marked seven years of the Womaniya initiative, its flagship programme Read More …
28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC)
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Read More …
Henley Passport Index 2026
he London-based Henley Passport Index 2026, which ranks passports based on the number of destinations Read More …
Forest Fire Engulfs Valley of Flowers
A forest fire has been raging for the last five days in the Valley of Read More …
FDA Approves First Treatment for Rare Menkes Disease
U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Sentynl Therapeutics Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, has received Read More …
West Bengal Confirms Nipah Virus Cases
The West Bengal government has recently confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in the state, Read More …
VASTIK Web Portal Launched on CSIR-NIScPR’s 5th Foundation Day
On the occasion of the 5th Foundation Day of the CSIR–National Institute of Science Communication Read More …
National Campaign on Entrepreneurship Launched to Boost Rural Enterprise
The Union Ministry of Rural Development on January 12, 2026, launched the National Campaign on Read More …
BNHS Launches Indian Skimmer Conservation Project
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on January 14, 2026, launched the Indian Skimmer Conservation Read More …
Centre Launches Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance has launched Paripoorna Mediclaim Read More …
India Reports First Scientifically Verified Case of Pufferfish Poisoning
India has reported its first scientifically verified case of pufferfish poisoning, with the incident documented Read More …
Operation Pawan
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 14th January paid tribute to the courage and sacrifices of Read More …
India’s Second BSL-4 Bio-Containment Lab
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a state-of-the-art Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) Read More …