'In a significant victory, India was overwhelmingly elected to the UN Statistical Commission, returning to the world organisation's highest statistical body after a gap of two decades in a “comp Read More...

'According to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2022, which assesses the performance of states in terms of justice delivery, the state of Karnataka has achieved the top rank among the 18 large and mid-si Read More...

'Private space vehicle company Skyroot Aerospace has test-fired its 3D-printed Dhawan II engine for a duration of 200 seconds.' The engine was developed by the company for its heavier vehicle, Vikr Read More...

'A JOINT research team — comprising members of the zoology departments of Panjab University (PU) and those from Ashoka University, Sonipat, and those from National Institute of Science Education Read More...

'Recently, the British Prime Minister rejected a call from the new First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, to hold a second referendum for Scotland’s independence from the U.K.' The indep Read More...

'In India, the National Maritime Week begins on March 30 and culminates in the celebration of National Maritime Day on April 5.' This year marks the 60th anniversary of the event, which aims to rec Read More...

'A group of lepidopterists has discovered a butterfly subspecies from the fringes of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala.' The newly-described taxon Caltoris bromus sadasiva has been discovered by Read More...

'The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.' He released a Postage Stamp and Com Read More...

'A ‘SEED bank’, which collects and stores seeds of species of plants that are native to the Aravallis, is gradually taking shape at a nursery at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, after Read More...

'The 10th annual SLINEX-2023 bilateral maritime exercise between India and Sri Lanka has commenced in Colombo, Sri Lanka.' The exercise is divided into two phases, the Harbour Phase and the Sea P Read More...