AI-enabled National Consumer Helpline system set up; call “1915” for consumer grievance
In a significant move towards enhancing consumer grievance redressal mechanisms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, under Ministry of Consumer Affairs,…
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Indian breast cancer genome atlas released, available for public access
IIT Madras, in association with Karkinos Healthcare, Mumbai and Chennai Breast Clinic and Cancer Research and Relief Trust, announced the…
Union Budget 2025-26 highlights: Agriculture, Bihar and the middle Class emerge winners
Agriculture as the 1ST engine of development Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – Developing Agri Districts Programme The programme to…
Union Budget 2025-26 Highlights: Rationalisation of Customs Tariff Structure for Industrial Goods
Indirect Tax Highlights in the Budget: Remove seven tariff rates. This is over and above the seven tariff rates removed…
Union Budget 2025-26 Highlights: No personal income tax up to income of Rs.12 lakh
Direct Tax Highlights No personal income tax payable upto income of Rs 12 lakh (i.e. average income of Rs 1…
Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi, sends its first export consignment
The Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF) at Avadi, Chennai dispatched the country’s first ever export consignment of ordnance clothing to the…
IIT Madras admits five national athletes under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission’
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has admitted five athletes with national accomplishments under its ‘Sports Excellence Admission’ (SEA)…
Nascent galaxy discovered in Leo constellation with longest tidal tail
About 430 million light years from Earth, in the Leo constellation, a new ultra-diffuse galaxy has been discovered to be…
HMPV Update: No surge in the country of respiratory illness; sturdy surveillance to detect such cases
Following detection of first few positive cases of HMPV in India, union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava emphasised that there…
IIT Madras launches Asia’s largest Shallow Wave Basin Research Facility
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched Asia’s largest Shallow Wave Basin Research Facility that can cater to…