Month: September 2025

Coal production from Captive and Commercial mines during August 2025 in the financial year 2025–26 was recorded at 14.43 million tonnes (MT), while dispatches reached 15.07 million tonnes (MT). The cumulative figures for the financial year 2025-26 up to August reflect a strong year-on-year growth, with production rising by 11.88% and dispatches increasing by 9.12% compared to the same period last year. These positive trends indicate enhanced operational efficiency and more effective utilization of mining capacity across the sector.   The attached graph clearly illustrates the consistent performance improvement with…

Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia AVSM VSM assumed the appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Indian Air Force Headquarters on 01 Sep 25. The Air Marshal, after taking over, laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in honour of the armed forces personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice for the nation.   Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia  AVSM VSM was commissioned in the Aeronautical Engineering stream of IAF in Sep 88. He is an alumnus of prestigious Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, Air Force Test Pilot School, Bengaluru and Air…

Ms. T.C.A. Kalyani, a 1991-batch officer of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), has assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. She is the 29th officer to hold this prestigious position. Ms. Kalyani is a Gold Medalist of the University of Delhi with a B. A. in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College. She also holds an M.A. in International Politics and an M. Phil. in West European Studies from Jawahar Lal University. With over 34 years of…

A newly designed nitro-substituted organ selenium compound can reduce the invasiveness of aggressive triple-negative breast cancer cells by modulating various signalling pathways.  Nature has inspired many drug discovery strategies, including design and synthesis. Organoselenium compounds, some sourced from plants and others synthesized in the lab are gaining attention for their biological activities. However, their ability to target interconnected oncogenic signalling networks has not been extensively studied, prompting research into their structural modifications and anticancer properties.   Research jointly led by Dr. Asis Bala, at the Institute of Advanced Study in…

A tiny digital receiver system based on a compact single-board computer (SBC) about the size of a credit card, could now help us unravel the mysteries of the Cosmic Dawn, when the very first stars flickered to life. The cosmic dawn is when the first stars and galaxies formed in the Universe, significantly altering the course of its evolution.   Scientists believe this mysterious epoch holds the key to understanding the Universe as we see it today, making it an irresistible frontier for discovery. However, very little is known about…