Microbial Phosphorus Gatekeeping: A recent study published in Nature Geoscience examined the role of soil microbes in phosphorus cycling over 700,000 years in the Cooloola coastal dune system, located in Cooloola National Park, Queensland, Australia. Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient required by all life forms. It is crucial for: Energy metabolism (e.g., ATP production), […]
Ferroelectricity
Ferroelectricity: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a breakthrough technique to visualise the dynamics of domain walls with unprecedented detail. Ferroelectricity is a property of certain non-conducting crystals or dielectrics that exhibit spontaneous electric polarisation, where the centres of positive and negative charges separate, making one side of the crystal positive and […]
Axions and HAYSTAC Experiment
Axions and HAYSTAC Experiment: The HAYSTAC results, published in Physical Review Letters, marked a technological advance, even though no axions were detected. The experiment significantly expanded the parameter space of axion mass and coupling strength. Axions are hypothetical subatomic particles originally proposed in the late 1970s to explain the strong CP problem in quantum chromodynamics […]
State of the World’s Nursing 2025 Report
State of the World’s Nursing 2025 Report: The World Health Organization (WHO) released the State of the World’s Nursing (SoWN) 2025 report on International Nurses Day (IND). Key Findings of the SoWN 2025 Report: The global nursing workforce grew from 27.9 million in 2018 to 29.8 million in 2023, but 78% of nurses are concentrated […]
UN Vesak Day 2025
UN Vesak Day 2025: United Nations Vesak Day (International Day of Vesak) was held in May 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with delegates from 85 countries, themed “Solidarity and Tolerance for Human Dignity: Buddhist Wisdom for World Peace and Sustainable Development.” In another development, India successfully intervened to stop the auction of Piprahwa […]
Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2025
Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2025: The Prime Minister paid rich tributes to the valiant warrior, Maharana Pratap on the occasion of his Jayanti on 9th May 2025. Maharana Pratap, born on 9th May 1540 in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, was the 13th King of Mewar and the eldest son of Udai Singh II. Maharana Udai Singh II ruled […]
SVAMITVA Scheme & WB Land Conference 2025
SVAMITVA Scheme & WB Land Conference 2025: At the World Bank Land Conference 2025, India showcased its pioneering initiatives in land governance— the SVAMITVA Scheme and the Gram Manchitra platform as part of the plenary session on “Good Practices and Challenges in Land Tenure and Governance Reform”. The SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with […]
Mission D3
Mission D3: Mission D3, a social reform movement started in November 2024 by tribal youths in Alirajpur and Jhabua districts, is successfully eliminating dowry, liquor, and DJ music from tribal weddings.A grassroots social campaign led by Bhil and Bhilala tribal youths to cleanse tribal marriages of 3Ds: Dahej (Dowry), Daroo (Liquor), and DJ music.Aim is […]
MY Bharat Portal
MY Bharat Portal: Union Minister appealed to youth in Patna to actively join the ‘MY Bharat’ portal and contribute to nation-building initiatives.Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It provides a tech-driven institutional platform for youth development and youth-led transformation. Launched in October 31, 2023 […]
Geotubing
Geotubing: A joint study by NIOT and KSCADC confirmed that geotubing offshore breakwaters at Poonthura (Kerala) effectively controlled coastal erosion and promoted sustainable beach formation.Geotubing uses large, tubular geotextile containers (geotubes) filled with sand or slurry, placed underwater to reduce wave energy and prevent erosion. In Poonthura, three vertical layers of 15-meter circumference geotubes were […]
