'Dr. Fujii, an astronomer at Japan’s Osaka Metropolitan University, discovered the cosmic ray when analysing data collected between May 2008 and November 2021.' Cosmic rays are streams of en Read More...

'In December 2023, hundreds of Baloch people marched to Islamabad protesting enforced disappearances and killings in Balochistan.' Despite the Islamabad High Court’s permission to stay and pr Read More...

'With the Ram temple in Ayodhya set to be inagurated, Karnataka BJP leaders since January 1 have been congratulating Arun Yogiraj, one of the three sculptors who have made idols of Ram Lalla (Lord Ram Read More...

'Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus on was sentenced to six months in jail by a court in Bangladesh for violating the country’s labour laws.' The 83-year-old, credited with pioneering the syst Read More...

'The Balance of Payment (BoP) crisis in 1991 was a major turning point in the history of India's economy.' It was triggered by a combination of factors such as a high fiscal deficit, growing curren Read More...

'From thermodynamics to GPS, from social systems theory to studies of consciousness, time plays an essential role in how we study, interpret, and understand the natural universe and the peoples and te Read More...

'On January 1, 1948, the town of Kharsawan in present-day Jharkhand witnessed a massacre reminiscent of what happened in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.' Police opened fire at a crowd gathered for a prot Read More...

'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) kicked off the new year with the launch of the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission.' The PSLV-C58 has placed the primary satellite X Read More...

'UAPA was passed in 1967. It aims at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.' Unlawful activity refers to any action taken by an individual or association intended to dis Read More...

'While the Moon landing was quite clearly the crowning glory for Indian science in 2023, the year also marked a definite shift in gears for India’s space programme.' From an agency with advan Read More...