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India Strengthens Maritime Surveillance with HawkEye 360 Technology Deal

India Strengthens Maritime Surveillance with HawkEye 360 Technology Deal: India has taken a significant step in enhancing its maritime security by securing a $131 million deal with the United States for cutting-edge surveillance technology from HawkEye 360. This agreement will provide India with advanced capabilities to detect “dark ships” and improve maritime domain awareness in […]

ECINET

ECINET: In a significant step towards streamlining electoral services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be launching a single-point digital platform called ECINET. ECINET is a single-point digital platform being developed by the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is a new user-friendly digital interface for the electors and other stakeholders such as the […]

India has released its first genome-edited rice varieties

India has released its first genome-edited rice varieties: India has released its first genome-edited rice varieties namely ‘DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala)’ and ‘Pusa DST Rice 1’ aimed at enhancing yields, climate resilience, and resource efficiency without introducing foreign DNA. They have been developed by ICAR using advanced CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology. No foreign DNA is introduced, […]

Biological Diversity (Access and Benefit Sharing) Regulation, 2025

Biological Diversity (Access and Benefit Sharing) Regulation, 2025: The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) notified the Biological Diversity (Access to biological Resources and Knowledge Associated thereto and Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits) Regulation 2025 to ensure fair benefit sharing from the use of biological resources. Key Highlights of the Biological Diversity (Access and Benefit Sharing) […]

Metal-Free Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Production

Metal-Free Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Production: Indian researchers have developed a metal-free catalyst for hydrogen fuel production using mechanical energy, marking a major breakthrough in clean energy innovation.This aligns with India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission and advances sustainable hydrogen technology.Metal-Free Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Production is a donor-acceptor covalent organic framework (COF) that functions as […]