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Rice University Develops Faster PFAS Filtration

A new filtration technology developed at Rice University may absorb PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals, at up to 100 times the rate of existing systems. Researchers also say...

 January 27, 2026

India’s ACC-PLI Battery Scheme Faces Delays

India’s Advanced Chemistry Cell Production Linked Incentive (ACC-PLI) scheme, launched in October 2021 to build domestic battery manufacturing, is facing major implementation delays. A recent assessment has flagged...

 January 27, 2026

K. Pajanivel Gets Padma Shri for Silambam

Silambam exponent K. Pajanivel of Puducherry has been conferred with the Padma Shri for his contribution to traditional martial arts. The honour recognises his long work in preserving,...

 January 27, 2026

Bactrian Camels Join Republic Day Parade

Bactrian camels from Ladakh made their first appearance on Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade. Named Galwan and Nubra, these double-humped camels brought into light India’s high-altitude...

 January 27, 2026

Lakkundi Excavations Reveal Neolithic Relics

Lakkundi in Karnataka’s Gadag district has emerged as archaeological site after excavations near the Kote Veerabhadreshwar temple uncovered relics dating back to the Neolithic period. The discovery has...

 January 27, 2026

Seismic Tracking of Space Debris Reentry

Space debris is becoming a growing concern as more satellites and discarded rocket parts re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. A new study has shown that seismic monitors can help track...

 January 27, 2026

Bamboo Projects Launched in North East

The Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region and Communications launched two bamboo projects worth Rs. 82.5 crore in Guwahati. The initiative aims to strengthen bamboo-based livelihoods,...

 January 27, 2026

New Plant Species Recorded in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh has added another flowering plant to its biodiversity record with the formal identification of Strobilanthes riteshii, a species from the family Acanthaceae. The discovery was made...

 January 27, 2026

PFRDA Forms SAARG for NPS Reform

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has constituted a committee of investment experts on Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG) to review and modernise the investment...

 January 27, 2026

Madras Hedgehog Conservation Study Begins in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu forest department has begun a one-year scientific study on the Madras Hedgehog, a rare mammal locally known as Mulleli, in the Theri forests of Thoothukudi...

 January 27, 2026

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