The First Great War, also known as World War I, occurred from 1914 to 1918. It involved many nations across Europe and beyond. The war was marked by trench warfare and significant loss of life. It led to major political changes. The Treaty of Versailles ended the conflict. This war shaped modern geopolitics and influenced future conflicts. Its legacy remains significant today.
Recently, scientists from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), based in Pune, have discovered two alternative dwarfing genes, Rht14 and Rht18. These genes can play a pivotal role in...
The first-ever International Tea Day recently took place on May 21st, following a designation from the United Nations General Assembly in December 2019. The UN assembly encouraged the...
In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has issued a stark warning: nearly half of the global workforce could see their livelihoods...
The Madhya Pradesh forest department has made a pioneering move by radio-tagging an Indian Pangolin for the first time. Radio-tagging, a technique that involves attaching a transmitter to...
The Ministry of Women & Child Development has acknowledged several states, Union territories (UTs), and districts for their exceptional performance in implementing the maternity benefit programme, known as...
On the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day, marked annually on 23rd October, the Government of India announced the launch of its First National Protocol on Snow Leopard...
The occasion of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Foundation Day was marked by an innovative announcement. The President of India introduced India’s inaugural high-temperature based...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system and a World Heritage Site since 1981, has recently seen its long-term outlook downgraded to "Very Poor" for...
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint Earth-observation mission developed by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation...
The evolution of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been marked by innovations aimed at increasing speed, reliability, and accessibility. UPI Lite and various offline payment solutions represent...
