The Government of India observes Prevention of Blindness Week every year from 1 to 7 April, with an aim to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of blindness. The annual event aims to support individuals with visual impairments, and to promote access to eye...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday introduced the four astronauts, who will be a part of the lunar mission, Artemis II, next year. The four astronauts will now begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby, which is scheduled...

According to a recent World Bank report 'India Development Update', India's GDP growth is predicted to slow down to 6.3% from 6.6% in FY2024. Apart from this, retail inflation in India is estimated to come down from 6.6% to 5.2% in the financial year 2023-24. The...

On 31 March 2023, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched Chhattisgarh's first digital radio station 'Radio Sangwari' in a program organized at his residence office. Apart from this, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the audio of Chhattisgarhi song 'Kaka Zinda...

World famous Basohli Paintings from Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) and Ladakh Wood Carving of Ladakh (UT) received Geographical Indication (GI) Tagging. The Geographical Indications (GI) is a form of intellectual property right that identifies goods...

Norwegian company Norled has successfully launched the world's first ferry that runs on liquid hydrogen. The ship is named MF Hydra which is a hybrid that uses batteries and liquid hydrogen fuel cells. It was previously tested for invention at Helmeland wharf and...

The International summit on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence was held on 30 March1 April 2023 in Oxford, UK, in which thousands of activists from about 70 countries united to find a solution to the issue of humanwildlife conflict. More than 75% of the world’s...

Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute has found large deposits of 15 Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district. REEs (aka rare earth oxides) are a group of 17 silvery-white soft heavy metals that occur together in periodic...

Petra Kvitova of Bilovec, Czechia and Daniil Medvedev of Moscow, Russia are the women’s singles and men’s singles tennis champions of 2023. Kvitova defeated Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-6, 6-2 in the women’s final, and Medvedev defeated Italy’s Jannik Sinner 7-5,...

Haryana Police has secured the first position in the latest Crime and Criminal Tracking and Network System (CCTNS) progress ranking released at all India level. State Police secured the top position with 99.99 marks. Apolice spokesperson said the ranking had been...