Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Project Report: India is mainstreaming disaster resilience to protect its $4.51 trillion infrastructure pipeline and public finances from escalating climate risks that cost the country up to 2% of its GDP annually.The report is a strategic study by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), developed in partnership with India’s […]
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Infrared Sensor Technology in Automatic Devices
Infrared Sensor Technology in Automatic Devices: The working of sensor-based devices has gained attention, highlighting the role of infrared (IR) technology and sensors in enabling touchless operations. Light is an electromagnetic wave consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, capable of travelling even through a vacuum. The spectrum of light refers to the full range […]
Amazon–TGRA Deal for Sustainable Rice Farming
Amazon–TGRA Deal for Sustainable Rice Farming: Amazon has entered into a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with The Good Rice Alliance(TGRA) to support sustainable rice farming and methane reduction in India. The Good Rice Alliance is a private sector-led initiative backed by Bayer, GenZero and Shell, representing one of India’s first and largest agricultural carbon […]
Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026
Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Rules, 2026, which will come into effect on 1st May 2026. Drafted under the ambit of the landmark PROG (Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming) Act, 2025, this operational […]
Haemophilia : Study
Haemophilia : Study The World Health Organization has advanced a resolution aimed at improving equity in care for people living with haemophilia. It is a rare, inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. It is due to low or absent levels of clotting factors, mainly factor VIII in haemophilia A and […]
Curiosity Rover
Curiosity Rover: The Curiosity rover, part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, has found a mix of organic molecules on Mars. It is a U.S. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars. It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket in 2011. It has been moving around the Gale crater and Mount Sharp […]
Online Gaming Authority of India
Online Gaming Authority of India: The government recently constituted the Online Gaming Authority of India, comprising six members. It is a regulatory body established under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025. The authority will be a digital office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It will […]
Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI)
Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI): The Gujarat government recently announced the Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI), designed to help law enforcement agencies in handling complex narcotics cases under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act framework. It is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based investigation tool launched by the Gujarat Police, making […]
Prajna System
Prajna System: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs recently received an indigenously developed AI-enabled satellite imaging system, ‘Prajna’. It is an indigenously developed satellite imaging system to enhance the real-time decision support for the security agencies. The AI-enabled system was developed by the DRDO’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR). It is intended to […]
International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association: As per IATA’s Global Feedstock Assessment for SAF Production Outlook to 2050, India, U.S., Brazil and Europe were likely to dominate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) biomass feedstock for SAF with 105 million tonne (mt) available by 2030 and 154 mt by 2050 out of a total requirement of 500 mt. […]
