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. […]
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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 […]
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary : In News
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary: In News The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) is learnt to have issued directions to the Andhra Pradesh government over illegal fish ponds and environmental degradation in the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary. Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the West Godavari and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh. It was established in November […]
White Rabbit Technology- Based IST Dissemination Demonstration Network
White Rabbit Technology- Based IST Dissemination Demonstration Network The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution commissioned the White Rabbit Technology-based Indian Standard Time (IST) Dissemination Demonstration Network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory (RRSL), Bengaluru, establishing a major milestone in building indigenous, secure Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the country. IST Dissemination […]
The Mission Aagaman: Vikram-1
The Mission Aagaman: Vikram-1: Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 under Mission Aagaman, making it India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket to place multiple payloads into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Mission Aagaman is the maiden orbital launch mission of Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle. It represents the first attempt by an Indian private […]
