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What is the Strait of Hormuz? Know About Its Location, Oil Transit and Impact of a Possible Closure

What is the Strait of Hormuz? Know About Its Location, Oil Transit and Impact of a Possible Closure

Did you know that a very narrow waterway in the Middle East plays a huge role in the global energy supply? Every day, massive oil tankers pass through this route, carrying crude oil to different parts of the world. Because of its location and heavy shipping traffic, it has become one of the most strategically …

Amol Palekar to Receive META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 for Theatre Excellence

Amol Palekar to Receive META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 for Theatre Excellence

Veteran actor and filmmaker Amol Palekar will be honored with the META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). This award recognizes his remarkable contribution to Indian theatre, cinema and storytelling over the several decades of his service to the field. This honor will be presented during the 21st edition …

India Invokes Essential Commodities Act to Secure LPG Supply

India Invokes Essential Commodities Act to Secure LPG Supply

The Government of India has invoked the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955. This invoked to safeguard the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and natural gas amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia. This move come after the conflict started when Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran on February 28 2026. And …

Tata Advanced Systems Partners with Ramco for IAF C-130J MRO Facility

Tata Advanced Systems Partners with Ramco for IAF C-130J MRO Facility

The Tata Advanced Systems has partnered with Ramco Systems to build the digital backbone of the Indian Air Force C-130J MRO facility in India. This collaboration will aims to modernize aircraft maintenance operations. This project will support the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the IAF’s C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. It is one of …

ICC Women’s ODI Rankings: Smriti Mandhana Retains No.1 Spot, Jemimah Rodrigues Slips to 12th

ICC Women’s ODI Rankings: Smriti Mandhana Retains No.1 Spot, Jemimah Rodrigues Slips to 12th

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has retained the No.1 position in the latest ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, reaffirming her status as one of the most consistent performers in international women’s cricket. The rankings were released by the International Cricket Council. Mandhana continues to dominate the ODI format with her elegant stroke play and ability to …

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Government Revises Fiscal Deficit Ratios After GDP Base Year Update

The Government of India has revised fiscal deficit ratios for FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25. This changes comes after the introduction of a new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series with 2022-23 as the base year. This revised estimates were shared in Parliament by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. The fiscal deficit …

Renowned Indologist Padma Shree Award Winner Hermann Kulke Passes Away

Renowned Indologist Padma Shree Award Winner Hermann Kulke Passes Away

Eminent historian and Indologist Prof Hermann Kulke has widely recognized as one of the most influential scholars of Odisha’s cultural and history passed away at the age of 87. He was the German born scholar devoted decades of research to understanding the religious, political and cultural traditions of Odisha. And making him the globally respected …

Nagauri Pan Methi Receives PPVFRA Patent for Farmers

Nagauri Pan Methi Receives PPVFRA Patent for Farmers

The Nagauri Pan Methi from Rajasthan’s Nagaur district has been granted a patent by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority (PPVFRA). This registration was officially published in the Plant Variety Journal in the month February 2026. This is recognizing the crop under the community farmers variety category. This recognition provides statutory ownership …

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