The upcoming 16th Census of India, scheduled for 2026-27, will include a detailed enumeration of indigenous tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This census marks the first...
The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed long-term health challenges linked to mucormycosis, a rare but deadly fungal infection. A recent large-scale Indian study marks the survival...
The Government of Andhra Pradesh introduced the Revised Guidelines for Building Permissions under the Self-Certification Scheme (SCS) 2025 on 13 July 2025. This move aims to accelerate construction...
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) recently released a preliminary report on the Air India flight AI 171 crash near Ahmedabad in 2025. The crash resulted in 241...
The politics surrounding Kashmir Martyrs Day on 13 July 2025 remains tense. This day commemorates the killing of 22 protestors by Dogra police in 1931. Since the abrogation...
The National Board for Wildlife’s Standing Committee has approved the diversion of 310 hectares of forest land from the core area of Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh....
The Assam Forest Division has recently initiated a comprehensive genetic analysis of rhino horn samples collected from over 2,500 horns. These horns were mostly destroyed in 2021 as...
India has introduced its first customer-facing incentive scheme for electric trucks under the PM E-DRIVE initiative. The scheme offers subsidies of up to Rs 9.6 lakh per vehicle....
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) Standing Committee granted in-principle approval in June 2025 for diverting 142 hectares of forest land in Karnataka’s Sharavathi Valley Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife...
Europe is rapidly removing river barriers to restore natural aquatic ecosystems. In 2024, twenty-three countries dismantled 542 barriers, the highest annual number since the effort began in 2020....
