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Brookfield Asset Management-backed India Infrastructure Trust (India Infra InvIT) will raise Rs 6,452 crore via Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs).
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Brookfield Asset Management-backed India Infrastructure Trust (India Infra InvIT) will raise Rs 6,452 crore via Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs).
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs recently fixed a critical vulnerability in its online portal months after a cybersecurity researcher reported it to India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).
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Rotating black holes (a.k.a. Kerr black holes) have a unique feature: a region outside their outer event horizon called the ergosphere.
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Recently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Interim Budget speech, announced the setting up of a high-powered committee to study the challenges of fast population growth and demographic changes.
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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which oversees organic production and exports in the country, issued the draft National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), 2024. It suggests introducing a unique identification (ID) for farmers interested in organic farming.
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An assessment by Itihaasa, a non-profit organization studying technology evolution in the country, highlights the substantial gap between India’s current capabilities in Quantum Technology and those of global leaders like the United States and China.
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The Ministry of Textiles is set to launch a pilot project in Bihar, specifically in Bhagalpur, a key castor-producing district, to explore the use of castor plants as an alternative to traditional mulberry silk production.
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A new study has revealed a higher number of spiral galaxies in the universe’s early stages than previously expected.
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The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is being hosted by India from July 21-31, will be held at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
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The Prime Minister replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
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India's newly developed most powerful non-nuclear bomb is 2x more lethal than TNT (Trinitrotoluene).
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The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its Global Liveability Index, evaluating 173 cities globally. This index reveals how comfortable these cities are to live in.
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The Union Health Ministry issued an advisory on 3rd July, urging all States to maintain vigilance after the recent Zika virus cases in Maharashtra.
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Odisha plans to plant around 1.9 million palm trees and has implemented restrictions on cutting existing palm trees.
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Researchers have discovered a powerful DNA editing tool known as the bridge recombinase mechanism that naturally exists within human genetic machinery.
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Recent research from Aarhus University’s ECONOVO Center concluded that human hunting played a significant role in Megafauna extinctions.
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India has unveiled an action plan addressing several key areas for regional cooperation under the Colombo Process, a consultative forum comprising 12 Asian nations.
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The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha concluded indefinitely on 2 July following the approval of the Motion of Thanks on the President's address to the joint session of Parliament.
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A new type of malware, Snowblind has appeared on Android phones that can steal data by bypassing security measures.
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Recently, India’s Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha invoked the abhaya mudra, the gesture of the raised open palm that is commonly understood as conveying reassurance and a freedom from fear.
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Company Quarter Master Havildar (CQMH) Abdul Hamid laid his life down while fighting Pakistan Army’s Patton tanks in the Battle of Asal Uttar — one of the largest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan War.
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Telecom startup Velmenni has received a grant from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative for its innovative Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) technology.
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A UK-based teenager has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant to help bring his epileptic seizures under control.
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In her Interim Budget speech, the Finance Minister said 25 crore Indians had been pulled out of poverty over the past decade.
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Recently, the Indian Navy thwarted two piracy attempts off the Somali coast within a span of 36 hours.
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Recently, India and Oman signed an agreement that would provide a framework for collaboration in new areas of defence engagement.
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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the continuation of the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) to be implemented under the Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF) with an outlay of Rs.29,610.25 crore for another three years up to 2025-26.
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Many of the heritage monuments and natural formations of Vizagapatam are either in a state of neglect or are being destroyed.
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In September 2024, a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion 3,000 light-years away from Earth is expected to light up our night sky.
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The first stage of the Tianlong-3 ignited normally during a hot test but later detached from the bench due to a structural failure and landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China.