PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: First Anniversary The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) marks its first anniversary on October 11, 2026, recording an improvement in composite performance scores across 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts. PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) is a focused, district-centric six-year agricultural development mission aimed at transforming backward agricultural pockets into high-performing agrarian […]
Day: October 13, 2026
CERVAVAC: India’s First Indigenous HPV Vaccine Receives WHO Prequalification
CERVAVAC: India’s First Indigenous HPV Vaccine Receives WHO Prequalification The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to CERVAVAC, making it the first Indian-made quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to meet global standards for quality, safety, and efficacy. It is India’s first indigenously developed, gender-neutral quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine designed as a preventive oncology […]
Sex Reversal in Animals
Sex Reversal in Animals: A new study published in Science Advances on wild agile frogs (Rana dalmatina) in Hungary revealed that climate change-induced sex reversal creates significant reproductive disadvantages and elevates extinction risks. A biological phenomenon where an individual organism develops anatomical and physiological sexual traits—including reproductive organs and fertility—that differ from its genetically determined […]
