'Dr Shefali Juneja was named the chairperson of the Air Transport Committee (ATC) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, becoming the firs Read More...
'The Prime Minister appealed to make an outreach to deprived minority groups such as Pasmanda Muslims, especially in Uttar Pradesh.' ‘Pasmanda’, a Persian term meaning “those who Read More...
'Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the “environmental release” of indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) Mustard Seeds.' This paves the way for possi Read More...
'Cyclone Sitrang rapidly doubling its pace and making an early landfall in Bangladesh has been termed as ‘unusual’ by meteorologists.' Westerly winds might have played a role in the qui Read More...
'In a new report, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) indicated that in the next 28 years climate change-induced heat waves will become an unavoidable hazard and are se Read More...
'The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks.' The HAWK interceptor missil Read More...
'New Zealand passed the Plain Language Act recently, which will require the country’s officials to use simple, easily understood English language in official documents and on websites.' Accor Read More...
'The Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID has traced two idols stolen from the state to a museum in the US and submitted documents seeking their return to the country.' The two antique idols of Yoganarasimha a Read More...
'Ahead of this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP27), a major new report has said that the continued dependence on fossil fuels is compounding the health impacts of the multipl Read More...
'A new species of the genus Allmania has been recently identified on the granite hillocks of Palakkad, Kerala.' The discovery has come 188 years after the genus and the first species were described Read More...
