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Desert Dust Carries Pathogens to Eastern Himalayas

Airborne dust storms from western India have been found to transport disease-causing bacteria to the Eastern Himalayas. A new study shows that these dust plumes can travel hundreds...

 January 29, 2026

India-EU Nuclear Energy Cooperation

India and the European Union have agreed to deepen cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy, research, and clean technology under the India-Euratom framework. The understanding also covers wider scientific...

 January 29, 2026

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 Notified

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, replacing the 2016 framework. The rules will come into full effect...

 January 29, 2026

Operation Sahyadri Checkmate Dismantles Mephedrone Lab

A major anti-narcotics operation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has exposed a clandestine mobile laboratory manufacturing mephedrone in the Sahyadri ranges. The unit was concealed in...

 January 29, 2026

CISF Launches Vande Mataram Coastal Cyclothon 2026

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched the second edition of the Vande Mataram Coastal Cyclothon 2026 as part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of Vande Mataram....

 January 29, 2026

Karnataka Forms Gig Workers Welfare Board

Karnataka has issued a notification constituting the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare Development) Act, 2025. The...

 January 29, 2026

Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 Launched by NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog has launched Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, a three-month campaign from 28 January to 14 April 2026, to achieve saturation of key performance indicators in Aspirational Districts and...

 January 29, 2026

Doomsday Clock Moved Closer to Midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic point of global...

 January 29, 2026

Supreme Court on VIP Darshan at Mahakaleshwar Temple

The Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging the practice of VIP darshan at the Shri Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. The Bench observed that courts are not...

 January 29, 2026

Hoya nagaensis Discovered in Nagaland Forests

A new plant species, Hoya nagaensis, has been recorded from the high-altitude forests of Nagaland. The discovery adds to evidence that the North East region is a major...

 January 29, 2026

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