PM Modi Inaugurates 9th India Mobile Congress 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology event, at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister emphasized that digital connectivity is no longer a privilege or luxury, but […]
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PM Launches Mumbai One App for Seamless Public Transport
PM Launches Mumbai One App for Seamless Public Transport: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Mumbai One’, a QR-based digital ticketing app that integrates 11 public transport services across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Described as India’s first common mobility app, this initiative aligns with the national vision of ‘One Nation, One Mobility’, aiming to simplify […]
Nobel Prize in Literature 2025
Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, the celebrated Hungarian novelist renowned for his dense, poetic, and apocalyptic prose. The Swedish Academy honored him “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Krasznahorkai’s works delve […]
INS Sutlej
INS Sutlej: INS Sutlej arrived at Port Louis to conduct the 18th Joint Hydrographic Survey in Mauritius. INS Sutlej is a specialized hydrographic survey vessel of the Indian Navy, built by Goa Shipyard Limited and commissioned in 1993. Currently based in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command. It is a specialized hydrographic survey vessel for […]
California Declares Diwali a State Holiday
California Declares Diwali a State Holiday: The State of California in the United States has officially declared Diwali a state holiday. With this decision, California has become the third U.S. state — after Pennsylvania and Connecticut to grant official recognition and holiday status to the festival of lights. This move marks a moment of pride […]
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary: About 100 wild boars were found dead in Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary in March this year, and the postmortem report of the dead wild boars indicates that the wild boars might have died due to toxic waste in Nangal Lake, which is part of the sanctuary. It is a protected area located in […]
Unicorn Company
Unicorn Company: Startups are emerging as the new driving force of India’s defence innovation ecosystem, said Defence Minister recently, while calling upon young entrepreneurs to set new benchmarks and create India’s first defence unicorn. A unicorn company is a privately owned start-up that has been valued at over $1 billion. It is commonly used in […]
Easter Island
Easter Island: New research reveals Easter Island’s moai statues were “walked” upright using ingenious engineering, not dragged or rolled. It is a Polynesian island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Named Rapa Nui by its earliest residents, it is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. It is a special Chilean territory […]
Online National Drugs licensing system (ONDLS) Portal
Online National Drugs licensing system (ONDLS) Portal: While 18 State drug control authorities across the country have adopted the Online National Drugs Licensing System (ONDLS) for processing drug-related licences, no State has yet fully complied with the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) guidelines, confirmed a source in the Union Health Ministry recently. It is a […]
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification: About 10 Indian marine and saline fish and shrimp varieties are set to get the global Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification soon. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organisation that sets globally recognised, science-based standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability. The MSC certification program recognises and […]
