Revised Income Tax Bill, 2025: Finance Minister has tabled the revised Income Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, incorporating most of the 566 recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee. A new legislation to consolidate, streamline, and modernise India’s direct tax framework, replacing the six-decade-old Income Tax Act, 1961. Features of the Revised Bill: […]
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Nushu Script Conservation
Nushu Script Conservation: Nushu, a 400-year-old “women’s script” from Jiangyong, Hunan province, is witnessing a revival among Gen Z Chinese women, who see it as a cultural symbol of sisterhood and empowerment.Nüshu is a 17th-century phonetic script created by women in Jiangyong, China, as a private communication system when they were excluded from formal education. […]
Operation Falcon
Operation Falcon: The Assam government’s Operation Falcon has successfully arrested 42 rhino poachers, dismantled six major poaching gangs, and foiled nine poaching attempts, ensuring zero rhino killings in the state so far in 2025.It is ajoint anti-poaching initiative launched in 2024 by the Assam Police and Assam Forest Department to eliminate rhino poaching networks and […]
Envelope Dimer Epitope
Envelope Dimer Epitope: A new study published in Science Translational Medicine has identified Envelope Dimer Epitope (EDE)-like antibodies as a major driver of cross-serotype immunity against dengue.It is a quaternary epitope found on the envelope (E) protein of the dengue virus surface, formed when two E proteins pair together. Function: A key immune target capable […]
Cabinet Approves ₹4,600 Crore Semiconductor Manufacturing Projects in Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh
Cabinet Approves ₹4,600 Crore Semiconductor Manufacturing Projects in Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved ₹4,600 crore for four new semiconductor manufacturing projects in Odisha, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. These will be set up under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), bringing the total number of approved […]
Karnataka’s GST evasion in FY25 rose to ₹39,577 crore
Karnataka’s GST evasion in FY25 rose to ₹39,577 crore: Karnataka recorded a dramatic surge in Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion during the 2024–25 financial year, with the Central GST (CGST) department detecting evasion worth ₹39,577 crore—over five times higher than the previous year. The data, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a written […]
Government Approves ₹4,200 Crore MERITE Scheme
Government Approves ₹4,200 Crore MERITE Scheme: The Union Cabinet has approved the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) scheme, a ₹4,200 crore Central Sector initiative aimed at improving the quality, equity, and governance of technical education in India. The scheme will be implemented in 275 institutions—175 engineering colleges and 100 polytechnic institutes […]
Mississippi River : Two people died
Mississippi River: Two people died Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, recently. Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States and the second longest in North America. It starts at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and flows south until it reaches […]
Heptapleurum assamicum : New Plant Species
Heptapleurum assamicum : New Plant Species Scientists have recently identified a new plant species in Assam’s Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts — a lush, evergreen shrub now named Heptapleurum assamicum. Heptapleurum assamicum is a new plant species. A lush, evergreen shrub, Heptapleurum assamicum was discovered in Assam’s Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong […]
MANAS Helpline
MANAS Helpline: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the success of MANAS Helpline in the Rajya Sabha. Madak-Padarth Nished Asoochna Kendra (MANAS) Helpline was launched on 18th July 2024 by the Government of India. It empowers citizens to fight against the drug menace and to function as a secure, citizen-centric […]
