Leading climatologist, agronomist, NASA scientist and former farmer Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig was awarded the 2022 Read More …
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Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig wins 2022 World Food Prize
Ladakh recorded the highest sex ratio-CRS
Recently, the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil Registration System (CRS) report Read More …
Global Report on Food Crises 2022
Some 40 million (4 crore) more people globally experienced acute food insecurity at crisis or Read More …
Maharashtra gene bank project
To conserve native and endangered animals, crops, marine and biological species, Maharashtra has decided to Read More …
India to be ‘Country of Honour’ at Cannes Marche’ Du Film
India will be the Official Country of Honour at the upcoming Marche’ Du Film, organised Read More …
Neobank Open Becomes 100th Unicorn Of India
Open, a neobanking platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), has raised $50 million at Read More …
International Dark Sky Week 2022
Astronomers and sky enthusiasts around the globe marked the 2022 International Dark Sky Week from Read More …
Home Minister inaugurates NATGRID campus in Bengaluru
Union home minister Amit Shah on May 3 inaugurated National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus in Read More …
6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the 6th edition of the Read More …
EC sends notice to Jharkhand CM Soren over office-of-profit allegation
The Election Commission (EC) has sent a notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over Read More …
NASA to Conclude SOFIA Mission
NASA and its partners at the German Space Agency have decided to conclude the Stratospheric Read More …
State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO 2022)
The State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO 2022) was released by the UN Food Read More …
IOC rolls out methanol-blended petrol M15 on pilot basis
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli launched the Indian Oil Read More …
Declaration for the Future of the Internet
The White House issued a ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ on April 28, Read More …
Centre notified second phase of mandatory hallmarking
The second phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Read More …
Anang Tal lake to be declared a national monument
Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal has asked officials Read More …
Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) and Bio-cement
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) researchers have developed a structured model to help in Read More …
India-UAE CEPA entered into force on May 1
The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) entered into force on May 1, with both Read More …
Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022)
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released the Global Assessment Report (GAR Read More …
Global Security Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed for the first time a Global Security Initiative at the Read More …
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
The pilot phase of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was launched in five states Read More …
Madras High court declares ‘Mother Nature’ as a ‘living being’ with the status of a legal entity
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court declared ‘Mother Nature’ as a ‘living being’ having Read More …
FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) on April 28 issued a proposal to ban Read More …
Charudutt Mishra wins Whitely Gold Award
Snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra was awarded the Whitely Gold Award on Read More …
Field manual to guide forest staffers dealing with human-elephant conflict (HEC)
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav launched a field manual Read More …