The pristine Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district has been declared as the fourth Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS) of the state as per a...
In January 2023, the ruling Mahagathbandhan alliance between Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress ended in Bihar. Kumar then formed an...
Gig workers, independent contractors who provide services on demand via apps and websites, have grown rapidly across the globe in recent years. On February 8th 2024, the Australian...
Recently, the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) successfully tested an unmanned High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) in Karnataka. This 5-meter-long drone with 11-meter wingspan flew at an altitude of...
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and IIT Kharagpur recently signed an agreement to create 10-Gigabit XGS-PON (10 Gbps Symmetric Passive Optical Network) components, funded by the...
In a recent policy update, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways outlined ambitious plans for six coastal mega ports by 2047, in line with the Maritime India...
The Shimoga district of Karnataka state in India reported two deaths in 2024 due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) – a viral hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality...
16-year old Indian chess prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh recently stunned reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in a Freestyle Chess match. This new variant format is rising in popularity globally....
Recently, Uttarakhand witnessed communal tensions over one such property with a now-demolished mosque situated on Nazool land whose lease allegedly ended. Nazool lands represent government properties leased temporarily...
Alaskapox represents a recently identified orthopox DNA virus, part of the genus containing smallpox and monkeypox. First detected in Alaskan voles in 2015, key aspects are: Zoonotic pathogen...
