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Recently, the CSIR's 'Phenome India' Project Hits Target with 10,000 Samples Collected, Aims for a New Era in Precision Medicine.
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Recently, the CSIR's 'Phenome India' Project Hits Target with 10,000 Samples Collected, Aims for a New Era in Precision Medicine.
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The honorable Prime Minister of India addressed the World Government Summit as India was a Guest of Honor at the summit. India also won the 9th Gov Tech award at the summit in Dubai.
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In the age of technological advancements, India strides forward with the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), a groundbreaking initiative poised to revolutionise travel experiences across the nation.
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Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) concluded a security audit in Kawal Tiger reserve.
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Alaskapox, a rare virus causing mild illnesses, has been found in Alaska for nine years. Recently, a man died from the virus, bringing attention to it.
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Exercise Cyber Suraksha to further enhance collaboration & integration among military and national agencies.
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June 2 is Telangana Formation Day and this year marks a decade since India’s youngest state was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
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China's Chang'e 6 mission has successfully landed on the Moon's far side, specifically in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, marking a significant achievement in lunar exploration.
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New method to generate virus-like particles, to help with developing antibodies against Nipah.
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A dialogue on systemic issues of poor electricity supply faced by the farmers in Rajasthan has recommended the establishment of a farmers’ cooperative-based distribution model with the regulatory viability under the Electricity Act, 2003.
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India received the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) from Singapore in 2023-24 even as overseas capital inflows into the country contracted by about 3.5% due to global economic uncertainties, according to the latest government data.
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Researchers from the Paris School of Economics have shown inequality in modern India to be greater than colonial times.
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The research conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, as published in the Nature Communications journal, sheds crucial light on the sources and composition of particulate matter (PM) in northern India, a region grappling with severe air pollution issues.
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Bisleri, a leading packaged water maker in India, is pioneering the concept of water credits, analogous to carbon credits, to promote accountability in water usage within the beverage industry.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is surprisingly bright and big considering it formed during the universe’s infancy at only 2% its current age.
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The Plastic Overshoot Day report by Swiss non-profit EA Earth Action also said global plastic waste generation has risen by 7.11 per cent since 2021.
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FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, has recommended the name of IFCI MD as SIDBI head.
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A disputed recent decision by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to allow carbon offsetting for Scope 3 emissions of enterprises with SBTi-based climate targets has sparked debate and scepticism.
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On the Baisakhi of 1984, the Indian Army, in a daring military operation, landed its troops along Saltoro ridgeline at Bilafond La, followed by Sia La, to pre-empt Pakistan army plans to occupy Siachen Glacier.
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Stromatolites are the earliest geological record of life on Earth. These curious biotic structures are made of algae carpets growing toward the light and precipitating carbonates.
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A fern growing on a remote Pacific island has broken the Guinness World Record for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth.
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The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has earmarked funds to construct canopy bridges for India’s only ape to move across a railway track bifurcating its prime habitat in eastern Assam.
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Andhra’s Koya tribe faces brewing conflict over sacred Mahua flower.
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The RBI will permit opening of rupee (INR) accounts outside India by persons resident outside India (PROIs) as part of the 2024-25 agenda for internationalisation of the domestic currency.
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Indian peacekeeper to be honoured posthumously with prestigious U.N. medal for sacrifice in line of duty, the Dag Hammarskjold medal during a solemn ceremony on May 30, when the UN commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
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Taking forward the research to potentially establish a relationship between the Harappan civilisation and the people of the Vedic age, a group of archaeologists are now collaborating with Sanskrit scholars to decipher the text of the Rigveda.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has added around 100 tonnes or 1 lakh kilograms of gold from the United Kingdom to its vaults in India.
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India has been re-elected for a third term to the International Narcotics Control Board.
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Recently, aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation, asked Indian airlines to indicate when they would be in a position to implement the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rules, which include longer mandatory rest periods among other mitigation measures for better management of stress and fatigue among pilots.
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India has signed a protocol to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Mauritius, aiming to prevent treaty abuse for tax evasion or avoidance.