"The Pensilungpa Glacier (PG), located in Zanskar, Ladakh, is retreating, and a recent study has attributed the retreat to an increase in the temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters" Read More...

"An Indian scientist has developed an advanced wound dressing based on agarose, a natural polymer derived from seaweed agar, for the treatment of infected diabetic wounds and patients suffering from c Read More...

'The Athletics Federation of India has announced that August 7 each year would be celebrated as National Javelin Throw Day with competitions in all States and Union Territories to commemorate Neeraj C Read More...

'Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years, i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26.' Samagra Shiksha Read More...

'The Uttarakhand government launched an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Mobile App 'Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert'  developed by IIT-Roorkee. ' It is the country's first application for notifying Read More...

'Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Chief Minister's Educational Empowerment Fund will be utilised as part of the 'Vidyakiranam' initiative to provide education to students using digital Read More...

'Lok Sabha, passed the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021.' The bill was passed amid the protests by the opposition over various issues including the demand for a pro Read More...

'The Reserve Bank of India's new rules on raising interchange fee and making bulk payment facility available on all days of the week came into effect from August 1, 2021.' The Reserve Bank of India Read More...

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.' The Prime Minister said the move was based on the numerous req Read More...

' India took over the UNSC presidency for August 2021 and maritime security, counter-terrorism are key priorities.' This is India's first presidency in the UNSC during its 2021-22 tenure as a no Read More...