Month: December 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the concluding session of the 59th All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police, where he expressed concern over the growing threats from digital fraud, cybercrimes, and the potential dangers posed by deepfakes. He emphasized the need for police forces to adapt…

The Ministry of Coal has achieved a significant milestone in November 2024, with the overall coal production reaching 90.62 million tonnes (MT), a provisional figure. This marks a 7.20% growth compared to 84.52 MT produced in the same month last year. Notably, coal production from captive mines and other entities…

On the sidelines of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, addressed a Round Table of institutional leaders from across the country. The session saw participation from heads of prominent research and development (R&D) institutes, vice chancellors of universities,…

In a significant move to modernize the postal infrastructure, Union Minister for Communications and the North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, laid the foundation stone for a new building for the Head Post Office in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The event took place at the Tulsi Sarovar premises in Ashoknagar, marking…

A major attack by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Aleppo, Syria, prompted Russian airstrikes in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, according to Russian news sources. This assault marked the most significant flare-up in Syria’s civil war since 2020. The insurgent attack is the largest in years, challenging…

A senior BJP leader confirmed on Sunday that Devendra Fadnavis’ name has been finalized as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, according to PTI. Fadnavis had been one of the top contenders for the position. The leader also mentioned that the meeting to elect the new BJP legislature party leader…

The 14th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14) will take place from December 4-6, 2024, in New Delhi, India. Organized by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the conference will feature a variety of high-quality oral and poster presentations, panel discussions, and a training workshop….

At the final plenary of the 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, India highlighted the immense challenge posed by plastic pollution, emphasizing that no nation can resolve this issue alone. India thanked the Chair and Secretariat for their efforts in achieving a consensus-driven outcome…

On the night of November 30, 2024, at around 12:15 AM, a sudden collapse occurred at the “Construction of 8-lane Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (Tunnel) DME Package-15” project in Kota, outside the tunnel, at the Cut & Cover section. The collapse involved the median side vertical wall, which had been secured with…

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush, marked its 56th Foundation Day on December 1, 2024, by organizing a symposium titled “Research and Innovation in Ayurveda” at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary of the Ministry of…