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UN chief warns of ‘Cyber mercenaries’ amid a spike in Weaponizing Digital Tools.
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UN chief warns of ‘Cyber mercenaries’ amid a spike in Weaponizing Digital Tools.
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In a boost for made-in-India weapon systems, the Indian Navy is set to place an order for four Tapas drones built in India by the DRDO.
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The Union Government issued a Gazette Notification to enforce some key sections of the Telecommunications Act, 2023.
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The World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report 2024 provides insights into the extent of gas flaring worldwide, highlighting trends, regional variations, and progress made in reducing flaring through various initiatives and technologies.
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A defense team from Qatar met Indian officials in New Delhi to offer a proposal to sell 12 of their Mirage 2000-5 fighter planes.
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Recently, the Centre government has removed the chief of the National Testing Agency (NTA) from his post.
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A groundbreaking study has provided the first conclusive evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, which was documented in a study published in the journal Biotropica.
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The 67th session of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), held from June 17-20, 2024 in Washington DC USA, concluded by approving $736.4 million in funding for 34 projects aimed at nature protection and restoration.
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Vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) launched the country’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine.
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Two new mammalian species have been added to the list of fauna in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve taking the mammalian count in the 1,302 sq. km tiger reserve to 37.
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In a study, a team from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation (TWF) discovered the first-ever viviparous skink genus and five new species belonging to it from peninsular India.
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To mitigate man-elephant conflict, emerging as a key challenge in Odisha, the state government has sought four Kumki elephants and their mahouts from Tamil Nadu.
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Globally, food inflation based on the FAO index has been negative (minus 10.1%) since November 2022. It’s been the opposite in India, with the consumer food price index inflation remaining elevated at 9.5% in December 2023.
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The demand for cereals used directly in households is declining in India. Official statistics indicate that cereal production is exceeding total consumption, yet some additional factors remain unclear.
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The African nation has made history as the first country in 2024 to eliminate a neglected tropical disease.
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Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have identified a new genus of diatoms in the pristine waters of the Eastern Ghats mountain range.
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The Iberian lynx, has been reclassified from "endangered" to "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Recently, Scientists Discovered How to Control the Casimir Effect—and Supercharge Tiny Machines.
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have successfully fabricated a device that can up-convert the frequency of short infrared light to the visible range.
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The United States Congress passed the Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Dispute Act, better known as the Resolve Tibet Act.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the World Investment Report for 2024.
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According to Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition, the species has demonstrated significant population growth in recent years.
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The continuous import of gold dore (or unrefined gold) by some refineries under zero duty from the least developed countries (LDCs), despite the government warning against it, is hurting the domestic market.
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The Ministry of Mines has proposed sending an Indian industry delegation to copper-rich Zambia to discuss potential copper exploration and mining projects in the southern African country.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to power in Bangladesh for a historic fourth straight term after her party, the Awami League, secured two-thirds of the seats in the national elections.
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Madhika, a language spoken by the Chakaliya community that migrated from Karnataka to Kannur (Kerala) centuries ago, is fast becoming extinct.
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A limbless amphibian has been added to the fauna in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
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This article presents an overview of GM crops and assesses their potential to ensure food security.
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The Patna High Court nullified Bihar government's decision to raise caste-based reservations from 50% to 65% in educational institutions and government jobs, citing the need to balance merit and reparations.