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India Launches Second Dolphin Population Survey

India has launched the second nationwide estimation of riverine and estuarine dolphins under Project Dolphin, beginning from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. The exercise is designed to update population...

 January 19, 2026

Conference on Enhancing Gender Statistics

The Social Statistics Division of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and the National Council of Applied Economic Research organised a two-day conference on Enhancing Gender Statistics...

 January 19, 2026

PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 at Dilli Haat

PM Vishwakarma Haat 2026 will be organised by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi, from 18 to 31 January 2026....

 January 19, 2026

INS Sagardhwani Flagged Off for Sagar Maitri Mission

INS Sagardhwani, India’s oceanographic research vessel, has been flagged off for the fifth edition of the Sagar Maitri initiative from the Southern Naval Command in Kochi. The mission...

 January 19, 2026

Gegeneophis valmiki Discovered in Western Ghats

Indian scientists have identified a rare subterranean amphibian species in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra and named it Gegeneophis valmiki. The discovery was made by a multi-institutional...

 January 19, 2026

Disobind Predicts Intrinsically Disordered Protein Binding

Proteins usually adopt stable three-dimensional shapes, but intrinsically disordered proteins remain flexible and can change form while interacting with other molecules. Researchers at the National Centre for Biological...

 January 19, 2026

Lokpal Day 2026 Observed in New Delhi

The Foundation Day of the Lokpal of India was observed on 16 January, marking the coming into force of Section 3 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013,...

 January 19, 2026

Phytoplankton Bloom Around Chatham Islands

A bright green and blue phytoplankton bloom encircled New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands in January 2026. The event was visible from space and brought into light the ecological...

 January 19, 2026

Chips to Start-up Programme Boosts Semiconductor Design

India is strengthening its semiconductor ecosystem through the Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme, a capacity-building initiative aimed at developing chip design talent, supporting startups, and expanding access to...

 January 19, 2026

India Launches First Open-Sea Fish Farming Project

India has launched its first open-sea marine fish farming project in the Andaman Sea, marking step in the country’s Blue Economy strategy. The pilot initiative was inaugurated at...

 January 19, 2026

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