JANANI is a digital healthcare platform launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 7 May 2026 in New Delhi. The acronym JANANI stands for...
Plastic waste conversion into hydrogen fuel uses solar-driven photoreforming, a process in which light-sensitive photocatalysts break down polymers at low temperatures to produce hydrogen and industrial chemicals. Research...
A new plant species named Cyphostemma annamalaii was discovered in the southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu on 7 May 2026. The species belongs to the grape family,...
The Indian women’s recurve team defeated South Korea 5-1 in the Archery World Cup Stage 2 at Shanghai, China, on 7 May 2026 and entered the final. The...
A microbial ecosystem containing bacteria, archaea and DNA was found two metres below the surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Atacama Desert is the driest hot desert in...
Jeremiah Manele lost a no-confidence vote in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands on 7 May 2026. The 50-seat parliament voted 26 in favour, 22 against, and two...
Soma Mandal, an Indian science teacher from GD Goenka Public School, Delhi, won the South Asia regional title of the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 2026 on 6 and...
Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes against children and crimes committed by juveniles in the 2024 National Crime Records Bureau data. The city registered 7,662 cases of...
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) recorded 34,878 cases against juveniles in 2024, compared with 31,365 cases in 2023. The juvenile crime rate increased from 7.1 in 2023...
South Korea introduced its first humanoid robot monk, Gabi, at a Buddhist ceremony at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on 6 May 2026. The robot was presented by the...
