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Growing Diamonds at Ambient Pressure

Context: Researchers at the Centre for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) within the Institute for Basic Science have developed a revolutionary...

Agnibaan Rocket

Context: Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched its first sub-orbital test vehicle Agnibaan SOrTeD, powered by the world’s first single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic...

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

Context: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) announces $8 Million funding initiative to support Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Small Island...

Heatwave could hit farming: ADB

Context: India’s economy faces risks from weak global demand and disruptions in oil supplies, potentially affecting export growth and raising...

Agrifood Emissions

Context: According to the World Bank, annual investments of $260 billion are required to halve the agrifood emissions by 2030....

Proactive Vaccinology

Context: New study in ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ introduces “proactive vaccinology”. Scientists create vaccines even before pathogens emerge and have seen results...

Every Rupee invested in agri research yields Rs. 13.85: Study

Context: A recent working paper has revealed that every rupee invested in agricultural research yields a return of Rs. 13.85...

Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Technology

Context: India is exploring innovative avenues to meet its renewable energy targets like floating solar photovoltaic (FSPV) technology.   More...

Boeing Starliner

Context: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will launch two NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station....

Financial Services Institutions Bureau

Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB): The FSIB suggests Ashutosh Kumar for the position of SBI MD and Asheesh Pandey for...

CBDC Pilot Programmes for CPs and CDs

Context RBI may come up with the pilot programs for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in commercial papers (CPs) and...

Artificial Intelligence as Urban Resilience

What is Urban Resilience? Urban resilience involves a city’s capacity to anticipate, endure and adjust from challenges like natural disasters,...

Bank Lending to Businesses 

Context: Bank lending to industry and services sectors grew by 16.3 percent in March 2024 as against 12.5 percent in...

Artificial General Intelligence

Context : OpenAI advancing towards development of Artificial General Intelligence.   What is Artificial General Intelligence? A machine or software that...

Data Annotations

Context: Thousands of gig workers are becoming the backbone for training artificial intelligence-based large language models (LLMs) by taking on...

For Cleaner Air go Nuclear

Context : Nuclear energy will play a key role achieving net zero emissions and decarbonisation.   More on News : ...

Women Outnumbering Men in Skills Training

Context:   Under the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana, women have outnumbered men in acquiring skills training.   More on News: ...

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Context: India plans to use South Africa’s case against European Union’s (EU) strict food safety regulations on citrus fruit to...

White Dwarfs

Context: White dwarfs challenge traditional stellar models by retaining heavy metals on their surfaces despite their density, where these elements...

Goldene

Context: Researchers have achieved an unprecedented milestone by creating a free-standing sheet of gold just one atom thick.   More...

India Press Freedom

Context : India ranks at 159 among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index, 2024.   More on News...