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A massive Rs 60,000 crore contract to modernize the Indian Navy submarine fleet to build six stealth submarines equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology.
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A massive Rs 60,000 crore contract to modernize the Indian Navy submarine fleet to build six stealth submarines equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) technology.
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A treatment protocol that combines autologous stem cell transplants with gene therapy shows signs of correcting skeletal deformities in eight children with Hurler syndrome, a rare disease that stunts skeletal system growth.
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Catatumbo lightning is a mesmerising natural phenomenon that occurs over the Catatumbo River in Venezuela.
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In a study, psychologists have explored how people subconsciously evaluate different racial groups and found stark differences in participants’ explicit statements from their implicit beliefs.
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Evidence from archaeological sites in the mediaeval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Leprosy bacteria.
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As the world races towards modernization, there is a growing concern about preserving traditional crafts like Dhokra Shilpkala.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a cautionary message to mobile phone users advising them against charging their devices using public ports.
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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to amend the Patents Rules, 2003.
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The Environment Ministry has tightened rules for labeling disposable plastic ware as 'biodegradable' requiring products to leave behind no microplastics.
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Riya, a transwoman from Erode, was crowned Miss Koovagam at the annual Koothandavar festival in Villupuram.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to issue a Blue Corner notice against absconding Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna.
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The U.K. is leveraging a logistics support agreement signed with India to expand military to military engagements, especially in the maritime domain, as it also looks to augment its capability and deployments in the Indo-Pacific.
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The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) has completed the first round of testing on using drones in agriculture. Results show that proper use of drones can bring down the volume of pesticides required by at least 15% and improve efficiency by nearly 23%.
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In a recent interview, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed his commitment to invest billions of dollars towards the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
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According to reports by Reuters, the United States has alleged that Russia utilized Chloropicrin, a chemical agent, against Ukrainian troops as a "method of warfare."
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A privately-funded non-profit organisation, United Way of Bengaluru (UWBe), a unit of the global United Way network, is pitching in to find a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water woes using Percolation wells.
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High temperatures and scorching westerly winds have created an unsuitable climate for the growing litchi fruits in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.
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The Supreme Court observed that a Hindu marriage is a ‘samskara’ or sacrament and must be “performed with ceremonies in the proper form” to be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA).
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A male orangutan, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, has been recorded on video by German and Indonesian scientists using a medicinal plant to treat a wound on his face.
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The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying recently issued a letter comprising 23 breeds including wolf dogs to states where it requested local bodies to not issue any licenses or permits for the sale and breeding of dogs that are considered to be ‘ferocious’ and ‘dangerous for human life’.
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The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility at Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram, has developed a multi-purpose app that will help astronauts on the Gaganyaan space flight mission.
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The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) forecasted that high sea waves, also known as swell waves, might hit the coastal areas of Goa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Delhi's biomining project to clear landfill sites is likely to miss the 2024 deadline.
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According to a new study only 3% women entrepreneurs in tier 2 and 3 cities in India out of the 300 surveyed had access to external funding to start or expand their businesses.
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The Union government has become the sole authority for issuing manufacturing licences for new drugs meant for exports, withdrawing the power from state governments amid heightened global scrutiny of Indian made drugs.
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Poor identification and certification of brain stem death or brain death cases is keeping the rate of organ donations at low levels in India, despite the availability of many potential cases.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that standalone primary dealers (SPDs) may borrow in foreign currency from their parent companies and other authorised entities.
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The Delhi High Court has issued directives to combat the use of spurious Oxytocin hormone in the dairy colonies across the national capital, stressing the need to address animal cruelty and public health concerns.
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India and Indonesia have agreed to enhance collaboration in areas of defence industry, maritime security and multilateral cooperation at the seventh India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting held in New Delhi.
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