La Prensa Honoured with UNESCO Press Freedom Prize Amidst Government Repression: Nicaragua’s century-old newspaper La Prensa has been awarded the 2025 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Despite facing escalating repression from the Ortega-Murillo regime—including arrests, exile, and asset confiscation—La Prensa has continued its fearless reporting, championing truth and accountability in a country where press […]
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BrahMos Missile Production to Begin in Lucknow
BrahMos Missile Production to Begin in Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will mark a historic milestone in its defence manufacturing journey with the inauguration of the BrahMos missile production unit in Lucknow. Set up by BrahMos Aerospace with an investment of ₹300 crore, this facility is poised to produce the world’s most powerful supersonic cruise missile. The […]
World Migratory Bird Day Revealed Theme For 2025
World Migratory Bird Day Revealed Theme For 2025: World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) has revealed its 2025 campaign theme: “Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities.” The campaign will emphasize sustainable urban planning and community-based efforts that protect migratory bird species amid rapid urbanization. With increasing pressure on natural ecosystems due to expanding cities, WMBD 2025 aims […]
Coal Gasification
Coal Gasification: The Ministry of Coal has signed the Coal Gasification Plant Development and Production Agreement (CGPDPA) with selected applicants under Category II of the Coal Gasification Financial Incentive Scheme. Coal gasification is a thermo-chemical process that converts coal into syngas, a synthetic gas composed mainly of Carbon Monoxide (CO), Hydrogen (H₂), Carbon Dioxide (CO₂), […]
Lead-to-Gold Transmutation
Lead-to-Gold Transmutation: CERN’s ALICE detector has experimentally confirmed the conversion of lead into gold through a process of nuclear transmutation at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The concept of turning lead into gold, known as chrysopoeia, was a medieval alchemist’s dream, based on the similar density of the two metals, but modern science clarified that […]
Arnala : First Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
Arnala : First Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Delivery of ‘Arnala’- First Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft to the Indian Navy ‘Arnala’ is the first of eight indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) delivered to the Indian Navy It was designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), […]
United Nations Forum on Forests : 20th Session
United Nations Forum on Forests : 20th Session India actively participated in the 20th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20), held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. India at United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20): The Indian delegation highlighted the country’s achievements in forest conservation and sustainable forest management, reaffirming […]
Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025
Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025: The Competition Commission of India recently notified the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025, aimed at effectively assessing alleged predatory pricing and deep discounting practices in the quick commerce and e-commerce sectors. Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost […]
INS Sharda to Maldives for HADR
INS Sharda to Maldives for HADR: INS Sharda arrived at Maafilaafushi Atoll, Maldives, for a joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise with the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). The exercise is part of India’s “MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions)” vision in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Earlier, […]
World Thalassaemia Day
World Thalassaemia Day: World Thalassaemia Day is observed on May 8 every year to raise awareness and promote action around the genetic disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. Thalassemia causes the body to have less of the protein hemoglobin than usual. Hemoglobin is present in red blood cells […]
