India has launched chip-based e-passports featuring RFID chips and biometric data, aimed at boosting travel security and global standardization.Rolled out under Passport Seva Programme 2.0, the initiative also brings new rules effective from 2025, including mandatory birth certificates, digital ...

Russia honoured Biju Patnaik by unveiling a memorial plaque at its Embassy in New Delhi, recognizing his heroic role as a WWII pilot during the Battle of Stalingrad.Patnaik, who joined the Royal Indian Air Force in 1936, flew vital supply missions to support the Red Army, and also played key roles ...

India’s steady progress on the Human Development Index (HDI) reflects notable improvements in health and education, including a rise in life expectancy and increased school attendance.However, disparities in income and gender persist, with inequality lowering India’s HDI by over 30%. The report ...

India is projected to become the world’s fourth largest economy in 2025, overtaking Japan, according to the April 2025 Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF estimates India’s GDP to reach $4.187 trillion, slightly ahead of Japan’s $4.186 trillion, placing India behind ...

India launched Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.The operation targeted nine terror sites, including those linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and ...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Navy, has successfully validated the Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM) through combat firing with reduced explosives.Developed by NSTL Visakhapatnam with support from other DRDO labs and manufactured by ...

Andhra Pradesh has unveiled Creator Land, India’s first transmedia entertainment city, in Amaravati, aiming to become a global hub for digital innovation and creative industries.Announced by CM N. Chandrababu Naidu at the WAVES Summit, the ₹10,000 crore project is expected to generate 25,000 jobs ...

Rajasthan has agreed to join hands with Madhya Pradesh to form India’s first inter-state cheetah conservation corridor, spanning 17,000 sq km.The corridor, which will link the Kuno National Park, Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, and Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve, is a part of Project Cheetah, a flagship ...

India has taken a global lead by launching two genome-edited rice varieties—DRR Rice 100 and Pusa DST Rice 1—developed by ICAR using CRISPR-Cas technology.These innovations aim to boost agricultural yield by up to 30%, reduce environmental impact by cutting greenhouse emissions by 20%, and ...

Goldsikka’s latest unveiling of an AI-powered Gold-Melting ATM marks a major advancement in digital banking and gold commerce.With features like real-time purity testing, automated cash transfers, and AR jewellery previews, the ATM offers a futuristic approach to secure and efficient gold ...

Operation Hawk 2025, launched by the CBI with international support, targeted online child sexual exploitation networks operating via platforms like Discord and Arisu.The operation led to the arrest of two individuals—Sheik Muizz Ahmed and Mukul Saini—who coerced minors into sharing explicit ...

India, Denmark, renewed, energy cooperation, net-zero emissions, 2070, MoU, knowledge exchange, technological collaboration, renewable energy, electric vehicle infrastructure, partnership, accelerating, clean energy transition.The MoU will promote knowledge exchange and technological ...