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Kadambini Ganguly: Pioneering Doctor

Context: Born on 18th July 1861 in Bhagalpur, Kadambini Ganguly was a trailblazing Indian woman who overcame substantial obstacles to...

U-Win: A Digital Revolution in Childhood Vaccination

Context: The U-WIN portal, modeled on the lines of Co-WIN for the COVID-19 vaccine, is set to be launched nationwide...

Fourth Phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Context: The government plans to launch the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) to connect 50,000...

Operation Nanhe Farishtey

Context Over the last seven years, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has spearheaded an initiative called ‘Nanhe Faristey’, aimed at...

Tanti-Tatwa quashed as Scheduled Caste by Supreme Court

Context The Supreme Court Monday ruled states cannot make changes to the Scheduled Caste list published under Article 341 of...

Parental Consent in Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Context: The industry has welcomed the DPDP Act for its easy compliance structure, but the provision for gathering verifiable parental...

MV Sea Change

Context: California officials announced that the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will begin operating on San Francisco Bay to...

India’s Informal Economy

Context:Data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises (ASUS) shows Informal Economy which is crucial for job creation and employing...

Looking for LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor

Context: In a new study, scientists have said the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) could have formed just 300 million...

UNEP’s “Navigating New Horizons” Report

Context: The UNEP assessment predicts that disruptions will become evident in the next seven years, by 2035. India is among...

Sri Lankan frogs found in Indian Eastern Ghats Suggest Ancient Connection

Context: The Sri Lankan golden-backed frog (Hylarana gracilis) and Sri Lankan shrub frog (Pseudophilautus regius) were found thriving in the...

Money Bill route for Contentious Amendments

Context: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to list petitions challenging the Centre’s Money Bill route to passing contentious...

Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Disasters

Context: A new global assessment of scientific literature led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS)...

Chandipura virus infection transmitted by sandflies and mosquitoes

Context: The Gujarat government announced on Monday (July 15) that six children have died from suspected Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection...

Patient-driven discovery reveals potential target for autoimmune diseases

Context: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine discovered mutations causing a deficiency in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-gamma (PI3Kγ), a crucial signalling molecule...