'The four shankaracharyas have said that they will not attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.' The shankaracharyas head the four Hindu mathas (monasteries) — in D Read More...
'2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, beating the previous record of 2016, Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said recently.' Temperatures in 2023 likely excee Read More...
'The Odisha government, is set to inaugurate an ambitious temple project of its own — a Rs 800-crore heritage corridor around Puri’s renowned Jagannath Temple, aimed at improving infrastru Read More...
'The World Economic Forum (WEF) is holding its Annual Meeting from January 15 to 19 in Davos, Switzerland.' German professor Klaus Schwab founded the WEF. From 1972 to 2003, Schwab was a professor Read More...
'Global surgery is the neglected stepchild in global health.' Like most low-and middle-income countries, India lacks access to surgical care. More than 90% of rural Indians are estimated to not Read More...
'The Indian Railways transports more than 2.3 crore passengers daily – roughly twice the projected population of Uttarakhand state in 2022.' Catering to the health needs of this population is Read More...
'Information technology (IT) has become essential to communication, banking, business, health, education, entertainment, and many other walks of our lives.' Its prevalence makes us wonder if societ Read More...
'As With a staggering 692 million Internet users, India has the world’s second-largest Internet user base and ranks eighth globally in terms of time spent on mobile apps.' The average daily Read More...
'The security and personal staff at airport entry gates are now capturing facial and other personal details of passengers and enrolling them into DigiYatra without their consent.' The passengers, Read More...
'The issue of air safety played out under intense media scrutiny following two aviation incidents.' In the first instance, on January 2, 2024, at around 5.45 p.m., a Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A35 Read More...
