The Union government has incorporated a ₹5,000 crore incentive mechanism for mining sector reforms under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) for FY...
Denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes (DNTs) remain poorly covered under welfare delivery in several States, with the Union government noting that only seven States are currently issuing DNT...
Dr. Atanu Nath, an Assistant Professor of Physics at Tihu College in Assam’s Nalbari district, received the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. He is part of a...
NASA launched an interactive online tool called “Your Name in Landsat” on 24 April 2026. The tool uses more than 50 years of Landsat satellite imagery to find...
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) added about 33,000 Indian soldiers who died in the First World War to a digital memorial linked to the Basra Memorial in...
Puducherry was recognised as a Category 0 region for malaria by the Union government on 24 April 2026. This status is linked to zero indigenous malaria cases and...
China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed export curbs on seven European entities on 24 April 2026. The measures bar the export of dual-use items from China to the listed...
India had 52 tiger reserves in the period 2011-2021, and the India State of Forests Report 2021 recorded a net decrease of 22.62 sq km in forest cover...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance on 24 April 2026 of media reports on unstable hanging glaciers in the central Himalayas. The Principal Bench of...
Gram Sabhas in Baipariguda block of Odisha’s Koraput district are seeking a state deregulation letter to independently collect and sell kendu leaves under the Forest Rights Act, 2006....
