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Assam plans to buy a proton therapy machine for cancer care at a cost of about ₹500 crore. That will make it the first state to offer this treatment in a government hospital. Proton therapy targets tumours with proton be...
Indian Railways completed the last high-speed trial of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train on the Kota-Nagda section, where it touched 180 km/h. Until now, Vande Bharat trains have been chair-car only. The sleeper version is...
Tamil Nadu's 2025 northeast monsoon (October-December) brought about 43 cm of rain against a normal of roughly 44 cm. That is slightly below normal and ends a six-year run of normal or surplus rainfall since 2019. Chenna...
The Centre launched the Market Access Support (MAS) intervention to help Indian exporters reach foreign markets. It sits under the NIRYAT DISHA sub-scheme of the Export Promotion Mission and mainly targets MSMEs and firs...
An exposition of the Piprahwa relics, believed to be linked to the remains of Lord Buddha, was held in Delhi. William Claxton Peppé found them in 1898 at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, and most were placed in the Indian Muse...
For the first time, India has overtaken China in rice production. India produced about 152 million metric tonnes against China's 146 million, and now accounts for more than 28% of the world's rice. India has nearly 60,00...
The RBI has started reviewing its Scale-Based Regulation (SBR) framework for non-banking financial companies. SBR, in place since 2022, places NBFCs in four tiers, the Base, Middle, Upper and Top layers, by their size an...
Divya Arul from Puducherry reached the summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia. At 5,642 metres, Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe and one of the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent. The climb is a notable...
The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs released IS 19262:2025, a test code for electric agricultural tractors prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards. It sets common tests for power take-off, drawbar power, belt and...
OverviewIndia has become one of the first countries to start the commercial production of Bio-Bitumen derived from agricultural waste. This sustainable alternative aims to reduce the nation's dependency on petroleum-base...
OverviewOil marketing companies have implemented a significant revision in fuel prices starting the New Year. While commercial LPG prices saw a steep hike, Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were reduced to support the a...
Overview Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a towering figure in South Asian politics, has passed away. As the first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Zia's political legacy spans decades of le...
