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Underground Coal Gasification

Context: The Ministry of Coal has launched India’s first pilot project for underground coal gasification in Jharkhand.   More on...

Excessive Deficit Procedure

Context: The European Commission has proposed disciplinary measures against France and six other European Union countries for having excessive budget...

Neutron Transfer in Weakly Bound Nuclei

Context: A study published in the Nuclear Science and Techniques journal implies an experiment focused on the one-neutron stripping phenomenon...

World’s Highest Arch Rail Bridge on Chenab River

Context:  Recently, Indian Railways successfully carried out a trial run of an eight-coach Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train on...

67th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council

Context: The 67th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded with a significant approval of $736.4 million in funding...

Disparity in Cereals Production and Consumption

Context: The demand for cereals for direct household consumption is falling in India, but it is rising for use in...

Twin Test under PMLA

Context: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail on charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was...

Revival of Gold Mining at Kolar Gold Fields

Context: The Karnataka government on Thursday cleared a proposal of the Centre for reviving gold mining and auctioning of 13...

Alternative Investments Funds (AIFs)

Context: Investments by alternative investment funds (AIFs) surpassed Rs 4 trillion by March 2024   About Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)...

Indiconema: A New Diatom Genus Discovered in India’s Ghats

Context: Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology,...

Sangam-Digital Twin Initiative

Context: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi successfully hosted the first Networking Event of Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s Sangam –...

Greenfield Major Port at Vadhavan

Context: The Union Cabinet approved the development of Rs 76,200-crore all weather  greenfield major port at Vadhavan in Palghar District,...

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)

Context: The National Financial Reporting Authority is set to conduct its inaugural annual inspection of eight audit firms, including the...

e-Shram portal

Context: The Indian delegation to the 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) at Geneva, Switzerland  showcased the e-Shram portal and its...

Species in News: lynxes, Bears, and Wolves

Context: The reintroduction of lynxes, bears, and wolves to Britain and Ireland is expected to be challenging, with both farmers...