India’s biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats, is home to 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular Plant Species which Read More …
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Desiccation-tolerant vascular (DT) plants
Karnataka recommends Centre amend law to include necrophilia
The High Court of Karnataka has recommended that the Union government amend the Indian Penal Read More …
Evergreening of loans and Zombie lending
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das raised red flags over banks adopting innovative Read More …
AIIMS Nagpur becomes the 1st of all AIIMS to receive the NABH accreditation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated AIIMS Nagpur for becoming the first of all AIIMS Read More …
India becomes net copper importer for a fifth year in a row
India’s copper imports witnessed a 15 per cent year-on-year jump in financial year 2022-23. As Read More …
Certificates of deposit (CDs) issued by banks jumped sharply in FY23
Certificates of deposit (CDs) issued by banks jumped sharply in FY23 as lenders rushed for Read More …
Light weight and portable Payment and Settlement System (LPSS)
According to the annual report for 2022-2023, RBI is exploring a light weight and portable Read More …
Chytridiomycosis
In collaboration with researchers in Australia and Panama, Indian scientists have verified the new test Read More …
US-FDA Approves Neuralink’s First-in-human Clinical Trial
Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Read More …
Extinction Rebellion
More than 1,500 climate protesters have been arrested by police in the Netherlands after blocking Read More …
Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+)
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whitley recently said that holding of free Read More …
Adheenams
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was blessed on May 27 by the Adheenams before Read More …
Red Cabbages and Onions rechristened as Red Cabbages and Garlic
Almost 135 years after it was painted by Vincent van Gogh, the art work Red Read More …
X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, to Read More …
Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (GGGW)
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring initiative named “Global Read More …
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
For the second time in a decade, the U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register
The National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Read More …
‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 24 said the upcoming inauguration of the new Read More …
Tampon tax
Tampon tax refers to consumption levies such as value-added tax (VAT) that most countries charge Read More …
Pidgin languages: PM Modi releases ‘Thirukkural’ in Tok Pisin language
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Papua New Guinea released Tamil Classic ‘Thirukkural’ Read More …
What is practice of forum shopping?
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on May 19 said that he will Read More …
BL Lacertae (BL Lac)
The brightness of BL Lacertae (BL Lac), a blazar located about 950 million light years Read More …
Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit, 2023
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Papua New Guinea for his first visit to the Read More …
BeckN protocol
The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) employs cutting-edge digital infrastructure, seeking to democratise digital Read More …
Ambergris seizures
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busts Ambergris smuggling gang racket, a threat to the Read More …