The 58th Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour, was presented by President Droupadi Murmu to Gulzar, a renowned poet and lyricist, and Rambhadracharya, a spiritual scholar and Sanskrit poet, in May 2025.The event held at Vigyan Bhavan honoured their unique and lasting contributions to ...

The foundation stone laying of the ₹42.4 crore Integrated Aquapark in Tripura under PMMSY represents a significant boost to the fisheries sector in the Northeastern region.With fisheries growing at an impressive 9.08% rate nationally, this initiative targets increasing Tripura’s fish production to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the revamped National Manuscripts Mission, now named the Gyan Bharatam Mission, on June 9, 2025.With a substantial budget increase to ₹60 crore, the mission will focus on the digitization, documentation, and conservation of over one crore ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has restored the historic Rajon Ki Baoli, a 16th-century stepwell from the Lodi era, located in Mehrauli, Delhi.The project, supported by the World Monuments Fund India and the TCS Foundation, is part of a larger initiative to revive traditional water ...

India and Japan’s Chandrayaan-5 (also called LUPEX) mission is advancing to the design phase, aiming to detect water and water-ice at the Moon’s south pole.Scheduled for launch in 2027–28 on Japan’s H3 rocket, the 6.5-tonne lander and a 350-kg rover equipped with seven instruments (from ISRO, ...

The Samudrayaan mission marks a historic step for India in the field of deep-sea exploration, combining advanced indigenous technology and scientific research to explore ocean depths of 6,000 meters.With objectives spanning resource exploration, marine biodiversity study, and strategic maritime ...

Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic champion, achieved a career-defining milestone by breaching the 90m barrier in javelin with a 90.23m throw at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.He became the first Indian and third Asian to do so, joining an elite group of global athletes. Despite his historic effort, ...

President Droupadi Murmu has invoked Article 143 to seek the Supreme Court’s opinion on whether judicial orders can impose timelines for the President and Governors in granting or withholding assent to State Bills under Articles 200 and 201.The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that criticized ...

Scientists have created the first-ever pangenome of Asian rice by analyzing 144 varieties using advanced HiFi sequencing.This new genome map provides a broader genetic base, helping researchers design better rice cultivars with traits such as drought resistance, disease tolerance, and climate ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully designed a high-pressure nanoporous polymeric membrane for sea water desalination, marking a breakthrough in India’s drive for self-reliance in defence and marine technology.Developed by DMSRDE in just eight months, the ...

At the Archery World Cup 2025 – Shanghai, India secured a total of 7 medals, including 2 golds, 1 silver, and 4 bronze.Deepika Kumari marked her 18th individual podium with a bronze in recurve, while Parth Salunkhe, the U21 world champion, earned his first senior medal. India dominated the ...

Neeraj Chopra, India’s javelin star and Olympic gold medallist, has been conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army, as per a May 13, 2025 government notification.The honour acknowledges his sports excellence and military service as Subedar Major. A former world and ...