13-Jan-2026
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a setback at the start of the year when the PSLV-C62 mission, carrying 16 satellites, failed to achieve its intended orbit. This marks the second consecutive failure of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)—ISRO’s most reliable launch vehicle for over three decades—following the PSLV-C61 failure in May 2025.
13-Jan-2026
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has proposed to merge three ongoing agricultural schemes with its flagship Pradhan Mantri–Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY).
13-Jan-2026
The Flamingo Festival recently drew large numbers of families and nature enthusiasts to the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary near Sullurpeta in Andhra Pradesh, highlighting growing public interest in wetland conservation and avian biodiversity.
12-Jan-2026
Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away in Pune at the age of 83. His contributions to environmental conservation have been profound and long-lasting. Among his achievements, his role as Chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) is considered most significant.
12-Jan-2026
The Union Government is considering legally enforcing the Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR) for smartphones, introducing 83 mandatory security standards covering source code disclosure, software controls, logging requirements, and user-permission restrictions.
12-Jan-2026
Amid heightened global geopolitical tensions and growing fears of escalation between major powers, the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, popularly known as the United States military’s “Doomsday Plane,” made a rare and unexpected appearance over Los Angeles, triggering public anxiety and widespread speculation.
12-Jan-2026
The Indian Army recently conducted Exercise “Sanjha Shakti”, a joint Military–Civil Fusion (MCF) exercise, at the Dighi Hills (Diggi) Range, Khadki Military Station, under the aegis of the Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area of the Southern Command.
12-Jan-2026
M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) is an IT-based advanced monitoring system used in India for the protection, surveillance, and scientific management of tigers and other wildlife.
12-Jan-2026
Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a major milestone under India’s hypersonic missile programme. DRDO successfully conducted a ground test of a full-scale, actively cooled, long-duration scramjet engine.
10-Jan-2026
Since 1991, it has been established that folic acid supplementation by women before pregnancy can prevent more than 70% of spina bifida cases. Despite this, even after three decades, India remains one of the few countries where no concrete and widespread efforts have been made to increase public awareness about this effective measure. As a result, India continues to have one of the highest prevalence rates of spina bifida in the world.
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