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NPCI signs UPI tech contract with Bank of Namibia

On May 3, 2024, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), entered into its first international agreement with the...

May 3, 2024

Archaeologists uncover 7000-year-old Prehistoric Settlement in Serbia

Archaeologists have recently discovered a 7000-year-old pre-historic settlement near the Tamiš River in northeastern Serbia. The settlement is believed to date back to the late Neolithic period and...

May 3, 2024

United States: Proposed Reclassification of Marijuana by the DEA

On May 3, 2024, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initiated a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. This proposal, backed by the Justice Department,...

May 3, 2024

Indian Navy’s Modernization Plan with Steam to Diesel Conversion

The Indian Navy has initiated a modernisation programme to enhance the life, maintenance support, and capability of its warships by converting their propulsion systems from steam to diesel....

May 3, 2024

Greater ice on Moon; critical for missions: ISRO Study

A recent study conducted by scientists from ISRO’s SAC in collaboration with other research institutions has revealed enhanced possibilities of water ice occurrence in the polar craters of...

May 2, 2024

Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field Found in Rocks

Geologists from MIT and Oxford University discovered the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland’s Isua Supracrustal Belt. This finding suggests Earth’s conditions...

May 2, 2024

First Walrus Death From Bird Flu in Arctic

Recently, a researcher from the Norwegian Polar Institute, Christian Lydersen, reported the first case of a walrus dying from bird flu on Hopen Island in the Svalbard archipelago....

May 2, 2024

Draft Explosives Bill, 2024

In recent news, the government is planning to introduce the draft Explosives Bill, 2024, as a replacement for the Explosives Act, 1884. The Department for Promotion of Industry...

May 2, 2024

What is Blood Minerals Controversy Around Apple?

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused U.S. tech giant Apple of using “blood minerals” sourced from the country’s war-torn eastern region in its products. In letter...

May 1, 2024

Indian Navy Launches LSAM 20 Barge

The Indian Navy has launched the sixth barge of the LSAM 16 (Yard 130) series, named ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 (Yard 130),’ built by...

May 1, 2024

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