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Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Tunnel Tragedy Renews Safety Questions

Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Tunnel Tragedy Renews Safety Questions

Why in news?Water and debris entered a project tunnel in Chamoli district. By 14 August, seven workers were confirmed dead and three remained missing....

FAST-DS 2026: Foreign Asset Disclosure Window Now Open

FAST-DS 2026: Foreign Asset Disclosure Window Now Open

Why in news?The Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme returned to coverage as a one-time route for correcting limited overseas non-discl...

Mount Ararat Survey Paves the Way for an Ice Core Drill

Mount Ararat Survey Paves the Way for an Ice Core Drill

Why in news?A German–Turkish scientific team completed the first detailed geophysical survey of Mount Ararat’s summit glacier. What the expedition...

Unusual Subansiri River Rise Awaits an Official Cause

Unusual Subansiri River Rise Awaits an Official Cause

Why in news?Residents in Upper Subansiri reported a sudden forceful rise and floating timber despite little local rain. No official cause was establis...

Cauvery Sanctuary Firing Draws Legal and Wildlife Scrutiny

Cauvery Sanctuary Firing Draws Legal and Wildlife Scrutiny

Why in news?Three men described by officials as alleged poachers died during firing involving forest personnel in Karnataka’s Cauvery Wildlife Sanct...

Chips to Start-up Builds India's Chip-Design Talent Pool

Chips to Start-up Builds India's Chip-Design Talent Pool

Why in news?New programme data highlighted wider access to advanced chip-design tools and hands-on semiconductor training across Indian institutions. ...

Leucas droupadiae: New Coastal Herb from Tamil Nadu

Leucas droupadiae: New Coastal Herb from Tamil Nadu

Why in news?Botanists formally described a new Leucas species from coastal sand dunes in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The discovery The peer-review...

RSVC-AMRIT Platform Tracks Rural Technology Delivery

RSVC-AMRIT Platform Tracks Rural Technology Delivery

Why in news?An official release announced the RuTAGe Smart Village Centre (RSVC)–AMRIT platform for rural technologies. What the names mean The Rura...

SraVaani 1.0: Open Speech Model for 65 Indian Languages

SraVaani 1.0: Open Speech Model for 65 Indian Languages

Why in news?Researchers released SraVaani 1.0, an open Automatic Speech Recognition model covering 65 Indian languages and dialects. What the model do...

Petermann Glacier Sheds Its Largest Ice Island since 2012

Petermann Glacier Sheds Its Largest Ice Island since 2012

Why in news?A 76.4-square-kilometre ice island broke from Petermann Glacier on 4 August. Researchers described it as the glacier’s largest calving s...

Engineered-Stone Silicosis Surge among Countertop Workers

Engineered-Stone Silicosis Surge among Countertop Workers

Why in news?New reporting described a sharp rise in silicosis among California workers who cut engineered-stone countertops. State surveillance contin...

Srikalahasti Temple Seeks Rs 114.06-Crore Upgrade Approval

Srikalahasti Temple Seeks Rs 114.06-Crore Upgrade Approval

Why in news?Temple authorities submitted a ₹114.06-crore visitor-infrastructure proposal to the Union Government. The proposal had not received sanc...

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