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Bharat GI 

News: Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., visited the Bharat GI Coffee Lounge at the Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026. About Bharat GI Bharat GI as a unified national intellectual property brand to showcase India’s unique GI products to the global market. Launched By: Department for Promotion of Industry and… Continue reading Bharat GI 

Panama Disease

News: Scientist from The University of Queensland identified a genomic region that provides resistance to Fusarium wilt Subtropical Race 4 (STR4). About Panama Disease Panama disease, also called banana wilt, is a destructive plant disease that affects banana crops. Caused by: Soil-dwelling fungus (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense), especially its virulent Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strains.… Continue reading Panama Disease

Beat the Heat

News: During Mumbai Climate Week, the Maharashtra government announced that 30 Indian cities have joined the global Beat the Heat programme. About Beat the Heat  It is an initiative announced under COP30 Presidency (Brazil). Led by: United Nations Environment Programme (Cool Coalition) Aim: To translate global climate commitments into practical local actions to reduce extreme… Continue reading Beat the Heat

VoicERA

News: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently launched by VoicERA. About VoicERA VoicERA is an open-source, end-to-end Voice AI technology stack that was launched at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The platform is deployed on the BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure to support multilingual voice and language AI systems across India. Led by: Digital… Continue reading VoicERA

Snowball Earth

News: A new study in Earth and Planetary Science Letters has reported evidence that shorter climate cycles still operated during at least one phase of this snowball earth. About Snowball Earth Snowball Earth refers to a period during the Cryogenian Period, about 720–635 million years ago, when scientists believe that most of the Earth was… Continue reading Snowball Earth

AI-Preneurs of India

News: Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog launched AI-Preneurs of India at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. About AI-Preneurs of India Launched by: NITI Aayog It is a flagship coffee table publication that chronicles the journeys of 45 pioneering AI startups that are shaping solutions for real-world challenges. The… Continue reading AI-Preneurs of India

Prime-Editing-mediated Readthrough of premature Termination codons (PERT)

News: Researchers from the Broad Institute recently reported a new gene-editing strategy called Prime Editing–Mediated Readthrough of Premature Termination Codons (PERT) that may enable a single treatment to address many genetic diseases caused by nonsense mutations. About Prime Editing–Mediated Readthrough of Premature Termination Codons (PERT) PERT is a genome-editing strategy designed to treat genetic diseases… Continue reading Prime-Editing-mediated Readthrough of premature Termination codons (PERT)

Piton de la Fournaise

News: Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island erupted again, marking its second eruption of the year. About Piton de la Fournaise It is one of the world’s most active and productive volcanoes. Type: It is a typical basaltic shield volcano. Location: It is located on the east–southeastern edge of the French island La Réunion in the western Indian… Continue reading Piton de la Fournaise

Sangtam Community

News: The apex body of Nagaland’s Sangtam community has passed a resolution to protect pangolins within its jurisdiction. About Sangtam Community Sangtam are Naga ethnic group in Northeast India. Location: They mainly reside in Tuensang District and Kiphire District of Nagaland. Origin: According to oral traditions, their ancestors may have migrated from Mongolia through China… Continue reading Sangtam Community

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