'The ocean floor holds vast quantities of metals and rare earths. But mining these valuable resources could permanently damage fragile marine systems.' Representatives from all over the world have Read More...
'Cultivating rice using less water and not burning the leftover straw after harvesting, and wheat without any ploughing and land preparation, has been a holy grail for agricultural scientists and poli Read More...
'The deadly landslides that hit Kerala’s Wayanad district on July 30 have led to the deaths of more than 219 people with 206 still missing.' Rescue and relief operations began soon after the Read More...
'In a stunning astronomical event, scientists have discovered a comet being ejected from the solar system after a close encounter with Saturn.' The object, named Comet A117uUD, was discovered on Ju Read More...
'A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that States have the power to sub-divide Scheduled Castes (SC) into groups so that it can give sub-quotas within the quota for Dalits.' In the pr Read More...
'India has announced the selection of two astronauts, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station Read More...
'This year has seen a series of landslides around the world — from Yunnan in China in January to Papua New Guinea in May that killed more than 2,000 to Sulawesi island in Indonesia and Wayanad i Read More...
'The Odisha government approved a proposal to plant 19 lakh palm trees to ward against the problem of deaths due to lightning strikes, which were designated as a state-specific disaster in 2015. Read More...
'The Supreme Court, permitted sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the purpose of granting separate quotas for those more backward within these communities.' Justice B Read More...
'Budget 2024-25 promised that “a policy for promoting pumped storage projects will be brought out for electricity storage and facilitating smooth integration of the growing share of renewable en Read More...
