Karlapat Bauxite Block: Some of India’s biggest industrial groups, including Adani, Reliance Industries, Hindalco, Vedanta Aluminium, Naveen Jindal-backed Powercem and Coal India, are eyeing Odisha’s Karlapat bauxite block. Karlapat Bauxite Block is a bauxite deposit in Odisha’s Kalahandi It is a greenfield mining block, which means it has not previously been commercially mined. The deposit […]
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Samudra Pradakshina : In News
Samudra Pradakshina : In News Raksha Mantri flagged-in ‘Samudra Pradakshina’, the first ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition through video conferencing recently. Samudra Pradakshina was the first ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation. The expedition brought together officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force on a single mission. The expedition successfully fulfilled all internationally recognised criteria […]
Methane : New Study In Nature Food
Methane : New Study In Nature Food A new study in NatureFood has found that India’s rice fields now rank among world’s top methane hotspots. Methane is a hydrocarbon that is a primary component of natural gas. It is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about 30% of the global temperature rise since the Industrial […]
QDENGA (TAK-003)
QDENGA (TAK-003): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) recently granted market authorisation to Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India’s QDENGA (TAK-003), making it the first dengue vaccine to be approved in the country. QDENGA (TAK-003) is a dengue vaccine developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda. It is the first dengue vaccine to be approved in India. […]
Pachycheles ravichandrani
Pachycheles ravichandrani: Scientists recently discovered a new species of porcelain crab named Pachycheles ravichandrani living in the shallow coral reefs of the Lakshadweep Islands Pachycheles ravichandrani is a new species of porcelain crab. While they look like true crabs, porcelain crabs are actually more closely related to squat lobsters, known for their fragile bodies, like […]
Digital Local Pass System
Digital Local Pass System: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has expanded the digital services available on the RajmargYatra mobile application by introducing a digital local pass system. Digital Local Pass System enables eligible commuters to purchase monthly toll passes digitally through the RajmargYatra mobile application without the need to visit a toll plaza. […]
India’s First eVTOL Aircraft (e200X)
India’s First eVTOL Aircraft (e200X): Chennai-headquartered deep-tech startup The ePlane Company (incubated at IIT Madras) unveiled e200X (PT-01), India’s first full-scale prototype of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft—often termed an electric air taxi—is a zero-emission, battery-powered aircraft that lifts off and lands vertically like […]
The National Award-Winning Film ‘Angen’
The National Award-Winning Film ‘Angen’: For the first time in Indian cinema history, a Santhali-language film titled Angen (Invisible) won a National Film Award. Announced at the 72nd National Film Awards, director Ravi Raj Murmu received the prestigious honor for Best Debut Film of a Director in the Non-Feature Category. Angen is a 12-minute 10-second […]
World AI Cooperation Organization
World AI Cooperation Organization: At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) held in Shanghai, China announced the operational launch of the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO).The establishment of WAICO, signed by 29 countries, marks China’s most significant attempt to influence global Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance by creating an alternative institutional framework focused on inclusive […]
India’s First Immersive Language Museum
India’s First Immersive Language Museum: India’s first immersive language museum, the Museum of Word, was recently opened at the National Library. India’s First Immersive Language Museum, Museum of Word, also known as Shabdalok, at the National Library campus in Kolkata, is India’s first immersive language museum. It was developed by the National Library under the […]
