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To fight hidden hunger, India has developed Kufri Jamunia, a biofortified, purple-coloured potato variety. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI) bred it and released it...
The ICAR–National Soybean Research Institute (NSRI), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has presented two improved soybean (Glycine max) varieties, NRC 268 and NRC 270, which gave early yields of about 20 quintals per hectare. Both...
Researchers at IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research), Thiruvananthapuram, have synthesised a compound named magnesium hydridomethylzincate, made up of magnesium, zinc, hydrogen and carbon, which rele...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to CERVAVAC, the first quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine made in India to earn this status. A quadrivalent vaccine protects against four type...
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda performed the groundbreaking for India's first High-Altitude Health Research Centre at Keylong in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. People living and working at high...
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has cleared a proposal to give a new name to the Noida International Airport being developed at Jewar. Under the proposal, the airport will be called Narendra Modi International Airport. Located...
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been named the 29th Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He is scheduled to assume office on 31 October 2026, taking over from Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. The Chief of the Air Staff...
UN Women has set up the Digital, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. It will bring together governments, tech firms, researchers, AI experts and...
The second edition of Tarang Shakti, the Indian Air Force's multinational air exercise, is under way in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Eight countries are participating with their air assets: Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany,...
India has begun the commercial transition and pilot-scale production of bio-based, biodegradable Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastics under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy. A 100 Tonnes...
The fourth Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) Star Party was held at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. It was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Ladakh's Department of Wildlif...
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to upgrade its 1033 National Highway Helpline using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and real-time location tracking. Launched in 2018, the helpline works round the clock...
