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MEITY to Seek More Funds for Semiconductor Mission

Context: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is seeking additional funding from the Finance Ministry to further support semiconductor...

Balance of Payment

Context:RBI showed that India’s current account registered a surplus of 0.6% of GDP during the fourth quarter (Jan-Mar) of the...

Species in News: Python

Species in News: Python

Context: Recently, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, two women were killed and swallowed by reticulated pythons, an occurrence often found in...

Species in News: Maoson horned frog

Species in News: Maoson horned frog

Context:  The study, led by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Shillong and Pune, discovered a new horned frog species in Tale...

US-made Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles

Context: India is set to conduct trials for US-made Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles in Ladakh and desert terrains to...

SEHER Program For Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

Context: The SEHAR program, launched through a partnership between the WEP and TransUnion CIBIL, to significantly empower women entrepreneurs in...

Thazhakara Panchayat’s second volume of People’s Biodiversity Register

Context: Thazhakara Panchayat (Kerala) has published the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR).   More on News:  Three...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Context: The SCO meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana concluded with Belarus becoming the organisation’s 10th member.   Key Highlights of...

Hormonal Control of Mosquito Bloodlust: New Insights from Michael Strand’s Study

Hormonal Control of Mosquito Bloodlust: New Insights from Michael Strand’s Study

Context: A new study of Entomologist Michael Strand of the University of Georgia has suggested that a pair of mosquito...

Anti-Radiation missile Rudram-1

Anti-Radiation missile Rudram-1

Context: India has successfully test-fired its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, the Rudram-1, developed by the DRDO for the Indian Air...

India’s Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point

India’s Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point

Context: ISRO announced a significant milestone for India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, as it completed its first halo orbit around...

Radiation Biodosimetry: Essential steps in responding to a Radiological Incident

Radiation Biodosimetry: Essential steps in responding to a Radiological Incident

Context: The Columbia University team is striving to shorten the assay time on a High Throughput Screening (HTS) platform to...

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Context: A recent study by researchers from RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and BOKU University has shown that permaculture can significantly...

Bats as Viral Hosts and Zoonotic Disease Prevention

Bats as Viral Hosts and Zoonotic Disease Prevention

Context: Studies suggest bats are special viral reservoirs with the most virulent zoonotic viruses. The creatures harbour a vast array...

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Context: India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports touched a near four-year high as gas-based power output jumps amid severe heatwave. ...