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India is witnessing a new wave of change in agricultural technology driven by tech-enabled tools and applications. Like the Green Revolution of the 1960s that transformed Indian agriculture, technology is now fuelling new-age transformation.

The new Post Office Act came into force from 18 June 2024, replacing the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act of 1898. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha in December 2023 itself.

Just a day after the trial court recently granted bail to the Delhi Chief Minister, jailed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Delhi High Court had stayed the trial court order.

Recently Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan discussed about the formulation of National Security Strategy (NSS).

The Northeast region of India is home to more than two hundred tribes and ethnic communities. This region is often referred to as a region of festivals, music and dance. Each tribe or community has its own festivals, most of which are centered on sowing, harvesting and New Year.

Recently, the Patna High Court has quashed the notification issued by the Bihar government increasing the reservation limit from 50% to 65% in government jobs and educational institutions.

Elon Musk recently revealed that SpaceX has chosen stainless steel as an alternative to carbon fiber for building its Starship rocket.

Landslides triggered by cyclonic rains in the Northeast have highlighted the need for resilience to disasters. About 13% of India's area, spread across 15 states and four union territories, is prone to landslides.

With 172 nuclear weapons, India has now overtaken Pakistan in the ranking of nuclear-armed countries worldwide, according to the 2024 annual review of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience' are of utmost importance in strengthening the environment. Today the whole world is focused on the crisis of desertification and drought. All the countries of the world are worried about the continuously deteriorating quality of land. In the last 15 years, the quality of about 20 percent of the world's land has deteriorated.