World Water Monitoring Day observed on 18 September
World Water Monitoring Day is observed every year on 18 September. It aims to build public awareness about the need to monitor water quality and protect water resources.
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World Water Monitoring Day is observed every year on 18 September. It aims to build public awareness about the need to monitor water quality and protect water resources.
Tamil Nadu launched the Tamil Nadu Rooftop Solar Subsidy Scheme in Chennai to encourage households to set up rooftop solar plants. Consumers who applied from August 5 are eligible for a combined Central and State subsidy...
Authorities will carry out spatial mapping and field verification of military installations inside the Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh. The survey will rely on GPS, GIS, geo-referencing and satellite...
India and Japan, which set up diplomatic relations in 1952, will celebrate 75 years of ties in 2027 as the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. India-Japan Week will be held in the week of 28 April 2027 with outreach, bu...
India took part in the second El Alamein International Air Show in Egypt through the Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team. The show featured military, commercial and private aircraft, along with defence, spa...
The International Day for Interventional Cardiology is observed on September 16. The UN General Assembly proclaimed it in 2022 to spread awareness of cardiovascular diseases and interventional heart procedures. The date...
A study by Kearney titled Tamil Nadu's Fiscal Crossroads has proposed steps to strengthen the State's finances. It estimates that improved revenue collection and more efficient spending could yield over ₹1.2 lakh crore e...
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) is using SARAL AI, an initiative of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), to convert research papers into short videos with...
Keralam will introduce a mandatory Hazard Perception Test (HPT) for driving licence applicants, the first such test in India. Based on international standards, it uses 10 one-minute videos to assess how well applicants s...
Chennai-born scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the 2026 recipient of the IEEE Robert Bosch Bueche Award, becoming the first Indian-American to receive it. The Bueche Award honours outstanding contributions...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, with the Landscape Alliance, has published "Forests for food: Nourishing people, sustaining the planet". It stresses the role of forests in reducing hunger and pover...
A new study suggests Mercury may have contracted 10-30% more than previously thought as its interior cooled over billions of years. Researchers estimate that the planet's radius may have reduced by about 7.2 miles (11.6...