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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the Emissions Gap Report 2026, cautioning that keeping warming to 1.5°C without significant overshoot can no longer be achieved. Global greenhouse gas emission...
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed bringing in Bharat Stage VII (BS-VII) emission standards for passenger cars starting 1 April 2029. The norms seek to curb vehicular pollution through tighter exhau...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Trade and Development Report 2026, expects Official Development Assistance (ODA) to shrink by 6.9% in 2026 to US$152 billion, the smallest amount si...
The Indian Patent Office has granted a patent to DRDO and the University of Hyderabad for BAM-H24, a solid rocket propellant. BAM-H24 is an energetic compound rich in boron, hydrogen and nitrogen, meant for use as solid...
On 14 August 2026, the Department of Atomic Energy released the draft Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy (SHANTI) Rules, 2026. The draft lays down requirements for nuclear liability, insurance and f...
The Supreme Court lengthened the compulsory third-party motor insurance cover on new vehicles by one year, to four years for cars and six years for two-wheelers. It noted that a "shocking" number of vehicles still run un...
India carried out a successful test of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha. The launch was conducted under the Strategic Forces Comma...
The Indian Army has introduced Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel, an indigenously developed fuel that can operate in extreme cold down to –42°C.Ordinary diesel can thicken or freeze at very low temperatures, which affect...
IntroductionIn a significant ruling aimed at improving road safety and insurance compliance, the Supreme Court of India directed that newly purchased private vehicles must carry compulsory third-party insurance for exten...
Paninian India Private Ltd, a company based in Hyderabad, has unveiled Yantur, the first turbofan engine development programme in India to be led by the private sector. The engine is designed to produce 4.5 kilo Newton (...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive tribute to absolute martial valor, the Indian Armed Forces strictly and officially commenced the Rajat Jayanti (Silver Jubilee) celebrations of Kargil Vijay Diwas, fo...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive breakthrough for India's clean energy independence, the absolute first and deepest geothermal wells were strictly and officially commissioned in the hyper-remote Puga...
