Global Declaration on Non communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health: World leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a historic global political declaration that jointly addresses non communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health for the first time. The Global Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health is a political declaration adopted by UN […]
Annatto
Annatto: As informed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the CSIR–Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR–CFTRI), Mysuru had undertaken four Grant-in-Aid projects related to the study and development of annatto. It is a natural food colouring and flavoring agent obtained from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to the […]
Carbon-based Filter for PFAS Removal from Groundwater
Carbon-based Filter for PFAS Removal from Groundwater: A recent field-based study demonstrates that a specially engineered carbon material can be injected underground to trap and remove PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) from contaminated groundwater, offering a cost-effective, long-term remediation solution for polluted sites Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large family of synthetic chemicals, […]
Bhasha Matters: The State of the Education Report for India 2025
Bhasha Matters: The State of the Education Report for India 2025 UNESCO released its flagship report “Bhasha Matters: The State of the Education Report for India 2025”, strongly advocating mother-tongue based instruction in India. The report calls for a national mission on Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) to improve equity, learning outcomes and linguistic inclusion. […]
Altermagnetism in RuO₂
Altermagnetism in RuO₂: The Japanese researchers have experimentally confirmed ruthenium dioxide as an altermagnet, a third fundamental magnetic class distinct from ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. Altermagnetism is recognised as the third fundamental class of magnetism, distinct from ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. In altermagnetic materials, magnetic moments alternate, but their arrangement follows complex symmetry operations such as rotation […]
Exercise “Desert Cyclone II”
Exercise “Desert Cyclone II”: The Ministry of Defence informed that an Indian Army contingent has departed for the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to participate in the second edition of the Joint Military Exercise Desert Cyclone II, scheduled to be conducted at Abu Dhabi from 18–30 December 2025. Desert Cyclone II is the second edition of […]
INS Hansa : In News
INS Hansa: In News The Indian Navy commissioned its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335, also known as the ‘Ospreys’, at INS Hansa, Vasco da Gama, Goa. INS Hansa is an Indian Naval Air Station located near Dabolim, Goa. It is the largest naval airbase in India and houses some of the Indian Navy’s premier […]
Viksit Bharat- Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025
Viksit Bharat- Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025: The Ministry of Rural Development introduced the Viksit Bharat- Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha as an upgrade to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA).The proposed law […]
Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner
Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner: The President appointed Raj Kumar Goyal as Chief Information Commissioner and 8 new Information Commissioners, thereby fully constituting the Central Information Commission (CIC) for the first time in 9 years. Central Information Commission (CIC) is a statutory body constituted under provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 […]
Google’s Project Suncatcher
Google’s Project Suncatcher: Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a long-term research initiative to test solar-powered data centres in space, with the first experimental launches planned for 2027.The project aims to test solar-powered data centres in space by deploying small computing racks on satellites, with Google planning to launch two prototype satellites by early 2027 as […]
