A NITI Aayog report, Ease of Doing R&D in India, found that nearly 80% of ANRF funding is concentrated in IITs, with overlaps among Central funding agencies.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to refer to Lake Ontario as Lake America amid escalating trade tensions and tariff disputes with Canada.
At UNCCD COP17, a new global drought resilience architecture was launched to shift from reactive crisis response to proactive preparedness, featuring the world’s first Drought Resilience Index (DRI) and Drought Resilience Investment Facility (DRIF).
A catastrophic flash flood originating from a dammed lake in Tibet following a 4.4 magnitude earthquake sent an estimated 20 million cubic meters of excess water surging down the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli–Narayani river system into Nepal.
Recent conflicts in Ukraine and Iran show that air power alone cannot secure decisive victory without integrated joint warfighting, intensifying India’s debate over theatre commands and centralized IAF operational control, particularly against China along the LAC.
The Kerala High Court ruled that traditional cowledars holding pandaram land before the 1965 Regulation are lawful landowners, quashing arbitrary resumption orders.
SpaceX recovered its Starship spacecraft after nearly 24 days in the Indian Ocean following a controlled splashdown. It was towed near Christmas Island to assess seawater damage and thermal-tile durability.
India launched its first-ever comprehensive Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India during an official side event at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with over 2,300 deaths and nearly 5,000 cases, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which lacks approved vaccines or targeted treatments.
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The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has introduced the Small River Rejuvenation (SRR) Framework for the restoration of India’s smaller rivers. The draft framework separates small river conservation from the large-river model used for the Ganga basin and places emphasis on local, nature-based measures, scientific assessment, and community participation.
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