The Union Minister of Port Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal officially launched the SOP for Green Tug Transition Program (GTTP) in New Delhi. This initiative is set to drive the transition from conventional fuel-based harbour tugs to greener, more Read More …
Category: National
DengiAll: First Dengue Vaccine Phase 3 Clinical Trial in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec Limited on 13 August announced the initiation of the first ever phase 3 clinical trial for a dengue vaccine in India.
National Pest Surveillance System (NPSS)
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chauhan inaugurated the AI-based National Pest Surveillance System (NPSS) in New Delhi.
FloodWatch India 2.0
Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil, launched the Version 2.0 of the ‘FloodWatch India’ mobile application developed by the Central Water Commission (CWC). CWC had launched the first version of the mobile application on 17th August, 2023 with Read More …
Reclaim The Night
In the early hours of the morning on 15 August , 2024 (India’s Independence Day), thousands of women holding flaming torches and blowing conch shells began to march through dark streets across West Bengal. Background of Reclaim The Night
Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal
The Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on August 13, 2024 launched the Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal, a Central Sector Scheme to arrest the population decline of the Parsi community in India.
“Bail is the rule and jail is an exception” principle
The Supreme Court recently held that bail should be granted if a case is made out for personal liberty even if the offence is one under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA which punishes terror acts.
Long Range Glide Bomb GAURAV
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden test flight of Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB), GAURAV from Sukhoi-30 MK-I of the Indian Air Force.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
A highly anticipated livestream conversation between former US President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk was severely disrupted by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on 12 August.
Fort St. George Museum home to rare tricolour hoisted on August 15, 1947
The 12 feet long 8 feet wide national treasure in Fort St. George Museum, Chennai is one of the first flags that was hoisted on August 15, 1947. This is the only surviving flag of India that is at display Read More …
Women and Men in India 2023 report
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the 25th issue of its publication titled “Women and Men in India 2023”. Key highlights of report
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024
IIT Madras has been ranked top in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 for Higher Education Institutes in the overall category. Rankings 2024 was released by Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi.
Netra Jumbo-1 and Netra Ganga
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released 109 high yielding, climate resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at India Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. The 109 varieties of 61 crops released by the Prime Minister included 34 field crops and 27 Read More …
Kole roga
The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, has issued an advisory to farmers to control ‘kole roga’ (fruit rot disease) in arecanut (Supari) plantations. This year, ‘koleroga’ is quite rampant in a few places due to incessant rains. It Read More …
Model Solar Village
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 9th August 2024 notified scheme guidelines for implementation of ‘Model Solar Village’ under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Under the scheme component ‘Model Solar Village’, emphasis has been made on creating Read More …