Category: Govt

Department of Posts achieved a significant milestone with the successful booking of its first online order through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) on January 13, 2026, acting in the capacity of a Logistics Service Provider (LSP). The consignment was successfully delivered today on January 15, 2026. The inaugural order, placed by UdyamWell, marks an important step in the Department’s efforts to provide digitally enabled and interoperable logistics solutions. UdyamWell, an ONDC-enabled initiative, is focused on supporting Bharatpreneurs by offering comprehensive services to artisans, farmers, and other rural entrepreneurs.…

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India and Israel have signed a Joint Ministerial Declaration of Intent to strengthen bilateral collaboration in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, aiming to enhance productivity, sustainability and technological innovation.   The declaration was signed during a high-level meeting between ministers of the two countries, reflecting their shared commitment to deepen cooperation in areas such as aquaculture technologies, fish health management, capacity building and knowledge exchange. The partnership is expected to support India’s efforts to modernise its fisheries sector while drawing on Israel’s expertise in advanced aquaculture practices.   Officials said…

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The Indian Researchers have uncovered long-term climate records from sediment samples collected from a lake in Tamil Nadu, shedding light on historical climate variations that could help guide conservation and biodiversity management strategies.   The study involved analysing layered lake sediments that preserve evidence of past environmental conditions, including rainfall patterns, vegetation changes and monsoon variability over thousands of years. Researchers found that periods of stronger and weaker monsoons significantly influenced the region’s ecosystems, affecting water availability and biological diversity.   By examining how landscapes and ecosystems responded to earlier climate…

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Scientists have identified promising new pathways to advance research on healthy ageing, offering fresh insights into how tissues maintain function over time and how age-related decline may be slowed or prevented.   In a recent study, researchers found that ageing is not driven solely by changes within stem cells, but also by alterations in their surrounding microenvironment, known as the stem cell niche. The study highlights that damage to supporting cells and signalling systems can impair the regenerative capacity of stem cells, even when the stem cells themselves remain intact.…

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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) have entered into a strategic alliance to strengthen collaboration in research, innovation and extension activities across the agriculture and dairy sectors.   The partnership aims to leverage the scientific expertise and institutional strengths of both organisations to enhance productivity, sustainability and technology adoption. Under the alliance, ICAR and NDDB will work together on joint research programmes, capacity building, technology development, and effective dissemination of innovations to farmers and stakeholders.   The collaboration is expected to accelerate…

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Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability was flight-tested successfully against a moving target in KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra by DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad on January 11, 2026. The indigenously developed MPATGM consists of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies like Imaging Infrared (IIR) Homing Seeker, all electric Control Actuation System, Fire Control System, Tandem Warhead, propulsion system and high performance sighting system, which are developed by DRDO’s sister laboratories namely Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, High…

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India may have faced a much stronger monsoon than earlier believed. Scientists have found evidence of intense rainfall, rain, forests, and climate change roughly between 1,060 and 1,725 CE in central India hidden in the Raja Rani Lake of Korba district of Chhattisgarh. Understanding the vegetation dynamics and corresponding hydro-climate variability from the Core Monsoon Zone (CMZ), wherein the rainfall is essentially controlled by the ISM which contributes to 89 to 90 percent of India’s rainfall, could be crucial in understanding the monsoonal variability during the Late Holocene (Meghalayan Age) particularly as the CMZ is sensitive to ISM fluctuations.…

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India’s fish production has witnessed a remarkable increase over the past decade, rising from 95.79 lakh tonnes in FY 2013–14 to 197.75 lakh tonnes in FY 2024–25, reflecting a significant growth of 106 percent.   This substantial rise underscores the impact of focused government initiatives, improved aquaculture practices, enhanced infrastructure, and the adoption of modern technologies across the fisheries sector. The growth has strengthened livelihoods of fishers and fish farmers, boosted exports, and contributed to nutritional security in the country.   The sustained expansion of fish production highlights India’s emergence…

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has created multiple Guinness World Records during the construction of the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G), marking a major milestone in India’s highway infrastructure development. The records were achieved on ongoing packages of the six-lane, access-controlled corridor in Andhra Pradesh, showcasing exceptional execution speed, scale and quality in highway construction. Guinness World Records Achieved NHAI, along with its concessionaire M/s Rajpath Infracon Pvt. Ltd., achieved the following records: Longest continuous laying of bituminous concrete in 24 hours: 28.89 lane-km Highest quantity of bituminous concrete…

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A team of researchers at Gauhati University has developed a novel, flexible, ultra-low-cost sensor using ordinary pencil graphite, paper and graphene oxide, offering promising applications in both healthcare and agriculture. The innovation addresses a key limitation of traditional sensors, which are often built on rigid substrates and rely on expensive metals and complex fabrication processes — making them costly and difficult to scale for broad use.   In the new approach, scientists led by Dr. Hemen Kumar Kalita, along with his PhD students Rajnandan Lahkar and Biswajit Dehingia, fabricated a…

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