India’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train Coach Successfully Tested: India has entered a new era of green transportation with the successful testing of its first hydrogen-powered train coach at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, on July 25, 2025. This breakthrough marks a critical step toward sustainable mobility in railways and places India among a handful of […]
Day: July 28, 2025
Geetanjali Shree Wins PEN Translates Award for ‘Once Elephants Lived Here’
Geetanjali Shree Wins PEN Translates Award for ‘Once Elephants Lived Here’: Renowned Hindi author Geetanjali Shree, celebrated for her International Booker Prize-winning novel Tomb of Sand, has once again captured global literary attention. Her latest work, Once Elephants Lived Here, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, has been awarded the PEN Translates Award 2025 by […]
Riley Powell Defeats Pankaj Advani at IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2025
Riley Powell Defeats Pankaj Advani at IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2025: 16-year-old Welsh cueist Riley Powell defeated India’s snooker legend Pankaj Advani in the final held in Manama, Bahrain. The closely contested match ended 5-4 in Powell’s favour, denying Advani a record 29th world title on his 40th birthday. The win marks a significant […]
Prof Uma Kanjilal Appointed as First Woman Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU
Prof Uma Kanjilal Appointed as First Woman Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU: Prof Uma Kanjilal’s appointment as the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) marks a historic moment in the evolution of distance education in India. With over three decades of experience in Open and Distance Learning (ODL), digital education, and academic leadership, […]
India Singapore Joint Military Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2025’
India Singapore Joint Military Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2025’: India and Singapore commenced the joint military exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2025’ in the desert region of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, with a focus on enhancing combat interoperability, especially in urban warfare and counter-terrorism. The exercise underscores the deepening strategic partnership between the two nations and represents a crucial step […]
