PaleoIndia Portal: The Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recently launched the PaleoIndia Portal. PaleoIndia Portal is a digital initiative developed jointly by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, using dynamic geological maps provided by the GSI. The digital platform documents fossil fauna […]
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National Rainfed Area Authority
National Rainfed Area Authority: The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has achieved a significant milestone in the conservation of India’s wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) genetic resources in Sonitpur District of Assam. National Rainfed Area Authority was established in 2006 as an advisory body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It aims to promote […]
Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections
Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections: Indian astrophysicists have uncovered new insights into how large solar eruptions called Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) evolve thermally during their journey from the Sun to the Earth. Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections are massive blasts of magnetized plasma released from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, which then travel through interplanetary space. When […]
Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0
Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0: The Delhi government notified its new Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0, with the policy likely to come into effect from 1st July 2026 and remain valid till 31st March 2030. Key Provisions of Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0: The policy aims to make Delhi a leading electric mobility hub by focusing […]
SARAS Shakti
SARAS Shakti: The Ministry of Rural Development launched the SARAS Shakti Collection and the SARAS Shakti Coffee Table Book during the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan (RGVS) 2026. SARAS Shakti is a flagship branding and marketing initiative under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). It showcases premium products made by women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) […]
Gitchak nakana: First Blind Aquifer-Dwelling Fish in Northeast India
Gitchak nakana: First Blind Aquifer-Dwelling Fish in Northeast India An international team of taxonomists discovered a new genus and species of blind, aquifer-dwelling fish named Gitchak nakana from a dug-out well in Assam, marking the first such record in Northeast India and the Eastern Himalayan landscape.The name is derived from the Garo language, where ‘Gitchak’ […]
PM Family Care Tracker
PM Family Care Tracker: The Union Home and Cooperation Minister recently launched the PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) as a pilot project in Gujarat. It is a digital platform aimed at strengthening maternal and child health, nutrition, and family welfare. The digital platform would ensure that pregnant women, mothers, and children receive all eligible government […]
Unified Health Interface
Unified Health Interface: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the Unified Health Interface (UHI). Unified Health Interface is an interoperable digital network under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). UHI aims to solve for information asymmetry, accessibility to health services and wider choice of verified providers across services without being tied to […]
Scheme for Strengthening of Medical Device Industry
Scheme for Strengthening of Medical Device Industry: The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has invited applications from eligible entities under the Scheme for Strengthening of Medical Device Industry (SMDI) to promote domestic manufacturing. It is a comprehensive scheme which targets critical areas of the medical device industry. It covers manufacturing of key […]
SUMAN Roadmap 2030
SUMAN Roadmap 2030: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW). During the event, other health initiatives like Aarogya Setu 2.0, eSushrut@clinic, Ayushman Sarathi PM-JAY WhatsApp Chatbot, Drug Registry and Unified Health Interface were also launched. […]
