Recent data from 43 cancer registries in India show a lifetime cancer risk of 11%. In 2024, an estimated 15.6 lakh new cancer cases and 8.74 lakh deaths...
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) launched Phase II of its financial literacy initiative, Niveshak Didi, in Hyderabad. This programme focuses on empowering rural communities, especially...
The Government of India and Bihar have taken a major step to empower rural women entrepreneurs. On 2nd September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bihar Rajya...
The traditional dongar cultivation practiced by the Kondh tribal community in Odisha’s Rayagada district faces a severe threat. The spread of eucalyptus monoculture, driven by commercial interests such...
Urban noise pollution has become a severe and neglected public health issue in Indian cities by 2025. Noise levels routinely surpass legal limits near schools, hospitals and residential...
The rapid spread of Senna spectabilis, an invasive tree species introduced from South America in the 1980s, has caused severe ecological damage in South India. Its dense growth...
Recent research by Indian scientists has introduced a novel nitro-substituted organoselenium compound that shows promise against aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. This compound modulates key cancer cell signalling pathways...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders issued a joint declaration in September 2025 strongly condemning terrorism. The statement explicitly mentioned the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and...
Recent research has identified the village of Matanomadh in Gujarat’s Kutch district as a key terrestrial analogue for Mars. The discovery of jarosite, a rare iron-rich sulphate mineral,...
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) marked its 65th Foundation Day in 2025 by unveiling several key initiatives. These efforts align closely with the National...
