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Recently, On the occasion of Ram Navami, the forehead of Lord Ram’s idol in Ayodhya’s newly-built temple was lit up by a beam of sunlight for a total duration of three minutes, a little after 12 noon.
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Recently, On the occasion of Ram Navami, the forehead of Lord Ram’s idol in Ayodhya’s newly-built temple was lit up by a beam of sunlight for a total duration of three minutes, a little after 12 noon.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a bountiful monsoon for the year. The agency has forecast that the rains in June-September will be 6% more than the annual average of 87 cm during these months.
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The terms "chemicals of concern" and "polymers of concern" denote specific chemical substances and types of polymers recognized for posing significant risks to human health and the environment across their life cycles.
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Three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast, are capable of using tools.
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“Amid tensions between Maldives and India, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued a notification imposing port restrictions for export of essential commodities to the island nation during the fiscal year 2024-25.
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According to a new report, the Arctic is a ‘hemispheric sink’ for chemicals & plastics accumulating in the region from local as well as global sources.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a significant policy amendment, enabling residents to diversify their hedging strategies against gold price volatility in overseas markets.
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Astronomers have detected the largest stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun. It is also the second closest black hole to Earth, sitting just 2,000 light years away from the planet.
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World Chagas Disease Day is a global healthcare event observed on the 14th of April every year.
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Scientists have revealed queens of the common eastern bumblebee, a species widespread in eastern North America, can withstand submersion for up to a week when hibernating.
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In a significant move towards promoting India's green initiatives, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently allowed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIS) to invest in Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs).
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The world is experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, with significant bleaching documented across major ocean basins since February 2023.
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The Supreme Court has decided to hear petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the vote count as per Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria.
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Scientific news about a massive ocean hidden under the Earth's crust has gained traction on social media.
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A new study has highlighted the loss of soil inorganic carbon, a stable carbon pool, which could hurt the health of the soil and its ability to regulate nutrient levels, foster plant growth, and store carbon in Indian soil.
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Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin’s New Shepard-25 mission.
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According to the study by Candelaria Bergero and colleagues, Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, but it has contributed around 4% to global warming to date.
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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland violated its citizens’ human rights by failing to combat climate change adequately.
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There’s something wrong with our understanding of the Universe and how much it has expanded since the Big Bang.
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Recently the Government of India announced that exports of Ashwagandha, also known as Indian Ginseng, have surged by eightfold over the past six years, expanding into international markets such as the United States, Czech Republic, and Canada.
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Part of Tamil Nadu's success in industrialization and diversification beyond agriculture can be attributed to its decentralized industrialisation model i.e cluster capitalists and grassroots entrepreneurs.
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The Bombay High Court said the right to sleep is a basic human requirement that cannot be violated.
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According to the latest data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project, India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a six per cent decrease in tree cover during this period.
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Chinese scientists have developed the world's first satellite capable of enabling smartphone calls directly without the need for ground-based infrastructure such as mobile towers.
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To help meet the high electricity demand in the country during the summer season, the Government of India has decided to operationalize gas-based power plants.
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Iran has attacked Israel after Israel bombed its consulate in Damascus, Syria, sending tensions in West Asia zooming once again.
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As India pays homage to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, this article explores the ecological dimensions of Ambedkarite philosophy as well as remembers Mahad Satygraha.
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By building cities that are not only environmentally sustainable but also inclusive and welcoming for all including neurodivergent individuals, the climate movement can become more powerful by leveraging their unique strengths and perspectives.
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Dr Daniel Belsky, an epidemiologist at Columbia University in New York, has coined the term ‘geroscience’, which means geriatric or related to age.