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UNCCD 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-15)
Santoor maestro Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma passes away
Music composer and santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, 84, who was on regular dialysis, died Read More …
Sporting events of national importance
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has notified several sporting events as that of national importance Read More …
Monkeypox virus case confirmed in U.K. after Nigeria travel link
A case of monkeypox has been recorded in the United Kingdom, authorities have announced, after Read More …
Finance Ministry has ordered revised rules for the MPLADS fund
The Union Finance Ministry has ordered revised rules for the MP Local Area Development Scheme Read More …
Passive Optical Network (PON)
A bitter battle is going on between telecom operators and equipment makers over the contentious Read More …
Centre defends Section 124A sedition law in SC
The Government of India (GoI) has told the Supreme Court in a note on May Read More …
Rakhigarhi- New Findings
During the latest round of excavations at the 5,000-years-old Harappan site of Rakhigarhi (Haryana’s Hisar Read More …
All you want to know about Cyclone Asani
Cyclone Asani, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal, further intensified into a severe cyclonic Read More …
Centre Proposes Online Issue Of Trade Certificates For Unregistered Vehicles
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has published a draft notification dated 5th May 2022 Read More …
Poumai declares Poumai inhabited areas to be Drug-Free Zone
The Poumai tribe of Manipur has declared that Poumai inhabited areas will be a Drug-Free Read More …
What is Roe vs Wade case?
The US Supreme Court has privately voted to strike down the constitutional right to abortion Read More …
Karnataka notifies 3.3 lakh hectares as deemed forest
The Karnataka Government notified 3.3 lakh hectares as deemed forest. The notification states that the Read More …
Water detected under Antarctic ice
Vast quantities of water have been detected in sediments that underlie a part of the Read More …
What is direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique?
The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 per acre as financial assistance to farmers opting Read More …
What is Shigella bacteria?
The food poisoning event in Kasaragod, Kerala that claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl Read More …
Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report 2022
The 2022 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report produced by the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Read More …
National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC)
Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways has formulated a plan under the Sagarmala Programme for Read More …
Floating Border Outposts (BOP) and Maitri Sangrahalaya
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated three floating Border Outposts (BOP) on the Read More …
World’s largest film restoration project
Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur has announced on May 5 Read More …
Country’s first ‘Flow Chemistry Technology Hub’ set up in Hyderabad
A Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) has been set up at Dr Reddy’s Institute Read More …
NFHS-5: Total Fertility Rates (TFR) declined from 2.2 to 2.0
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the National Report of Read More …
Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Award notified
The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai finalised the delimitation process in Jammu Read More …
VPN Providers Unhappy with New CERT-In Directives
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) new directions to virtual private network (VPN) Read More …
ISRO plans mission to Venus, eyes 2024 launch window
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced project Venus, scheduled for launch by December Read More …