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Appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts
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Appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts

Science & Tech 04/02/25 10:48 AM IST
by Mahesh

'To address the growing backlog of criminal cases, the Supreme Court on January 30, 2025, allowed High Courts to appoint retired judges on an ad-hoc basis, provided they hear only criminal appeals as Read More...

Production of ethanol
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Production of ethanol

Science & Tech 04/02/25 10:38 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India will achieve its target of 20% ethanol blending of petrol in the next two months, at least a year ahead of what was originally planned.' This would e Read More...

What citizenship laws do countries follow?
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What citizenship laws do countries follow?

Science & Tech 03/02/25 11:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In the gale of executive orders announced after Donald Trump assumed office for a second term, the President issued one diluting birthright citizenship, which has been written into the U.S. Constitut Read More...

Budget Highlights
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Budget Highlights

Science & Tech 03/02/25 11:10 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament.' The Budget 2025 highlights key economic reforms, focusing on growth, sust Read More...

World Wetlands Day
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World Wetlands Day

Science & Tech 03/02/25 11:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'February 2 is annually marked as World Wetlands Day to spread awareness about conserving one of the most critical ecosystems on the planet.' This year, the theme was “Protecting Wetlands f Read More...

Controlled cannabis cultivation
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Controlled cannabis cultivation

Science & Tech 31/01/25 09:29 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the  Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved a pilot study by two universities on the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes.' The approval followed a Read More...

Isro’s 100th launch
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Isro’s 100th launch

Science & Tech 30/01/25 09:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'With the first launch of 2025, the Indian Space Research Organisation achieved the significant milestone of having carried out 100 launches.' The GSLV-F15 put in orbit the navigation satellite NVS Read More...

Classifying denotified tribes
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Classifying denotified tribes

Science & Tech 29/01/25 10:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRI) across the country have for the first time comprehensively categorised 268 denotified, semi-nomadic, and nomadic tribes Read More...

GSLV-F15 launched successfully from Sriharikota
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GSLV-F15 launched successfully from Sriharikota

Science & Tech 29/01/25 10:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02  at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO's 100th rocket mission.' This rocket was o Read More...

ASER 2024
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ASER 2024

Science & Tech 29/01/25 09:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Since 2005, the NGO Pratham has released the Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) to measure basic reading and arithmetic levels among school children, attendance in school and other indicators. Read More...