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India-Australia Hold Maritime Security Dialogue

On August 13, 2024, the 6th India-Australia Maritime Security Dialogue was held in Canberra, focusing on strengthening maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. This meeting reflects...

August 14, 2024

Maharashtra Protects Ancient Ratnagiri Geoglyphs and Petroglyphs

The Maharashtra government has officially designated the geoglyphs and petroglyphs in Ratnagiri as protected monuments under the Maharashtra Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960. This...

August 14, 2024

Bengaluru Researchers Discover Three New Edible Bug Species

Entomologists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bengaluru have recently identified three new species of edible bugs that are traditionally eaten...

August 14, 2024

DRDO Successfully Tests Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’

On August 13, 2024, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India successfully carried out the first flight test of a long-range glide bomb named Gaurav. This...

August 14, 2024

What is Dynamic Reference Rate?

India and Russia are working on introducing a “dynamic reference rate” for their currencies, the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Russian Rouble (RUB), to make financial transactions between...

August 14, 2024

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) – Recent Updates

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, a joint project between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has encountered delays, pushing its launch to after February...

August 14, 2024

IISc Bengaluru Dominates NIRF 2024 University Category

On August 12, 2024, India’s Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, shared the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for the year 2024. In these rankings, the Indian...

August 14, 2024

IIT-Hyderabad Ranked 12th in NIRF 2024

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has gained notable recognition in the 2024 National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings. It has...

August 13, 2024

Vinay Mohan Kwatra Becomes Indian Ambassador to the US

Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed the Indian Ambassador to the United States, starting his role on August 12, 2024, and succeeding Taranjit Singh Sandhu. This move is...

August 13, 2024

Neelakurinji Added to IUCN Red List as Vulnerable Species

The Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) has been classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This classification marks the first global assessment of the species, highlighting...

August 13, 2024

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