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Natural Hydrogen

Natural Hydrogen: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists and USGS have started formal hydrogen exploration initiatives. Hydrogen is considered the fuel of the future due to its potential to decarbonise the global economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions Natural hydrogen, also known as white hydrogen, refers to naturally occurring molecular hydrogen in the Earth’s crust, […]

India’s Waste Management Crisis : New Study

India’s Waste Management Crisis : New Study A new global study in Nature names India as the world’s largest plastic polluter, emitting 9.3 million tonnes annually. The Supreme Court’s verdict on Vellore tanneries offers a judicial template—via continuing mandamus—to enforce waste remediation and environmental justice.Waste management refers to the collection, segregation, treatment, and disposal of […]

Global Call to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Global Call to Ban Chlorpyrifos: The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions in Geneva proposed the banning of toxic pesticide Chlorpyrifos by listing it under Annex A of Stockholm Convention (complete global ban without exemptions). However, India opposed the move, citing the absence of viable alternatives and the […]

Sarvam to Build India’s First Indigenous AI Model

Sarvam to Build India’s First Indigenous AI Model: The Indian government has selected Bengaluru-based start-up Sarvam to develop the country’s first homegrown Artificial Intelligence (AI) Large Language Model (LLM) under the IndiaAI Mission.The company is developing three model variants: Sarvam-Large (advanced reasoning), Sarvam-Small (real-time applications), and Sarvam-Edge (compact on-device tasks). Sarvam will receive 4,000 Graphic […]

Padma Awards

Padma Awards: The President of India conferred 4 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 57 Padma Shri Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhawan’s Ganatantra Mandap The Padma Awards were established in 1954 alongside the Bharat Ratna. Initially, Padma Awards had three classes: Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg, and Tisra Varg. These were renamed […]

India–Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting

India–Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting: The 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting between India and Bhutan was held recently in Thimphu, Bhutan. Bhutan is a landlocked Himalayan country, bordered by India to the south, east, and west, and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) to the north. Indian states bordering Bhutan: Sikkim, West […]