Govt fixes refinery-wise output targets, Reliance gets biggest quota India, for the first time, has set production targets for individual public and private-sector refineries and upstream companies as it looks to build a stronger domestic supply system after the Middle East chaos disrupted imports.In an order issued earlier this week, the petroleum and natural gas…
The fossil of Arctobatrachus urdensis as documented in 1948 (A–C), its skull as it appears today (D), and a reconstructed illustration (E). Scale bar: 10 cm. Credit: Schoch et al., 2026. Nearly 80 years ago, a British expedition discovered the battered remains of a giant fossil on the peak of an Arctic island. Unable to…
The foxes reduced seabird populations, which meant less nutrient-rich guano reached the islands. Arctic foxes introduced to more than 400 Alaskan islands for fur changed far more than the local wildlife. According to a study published in journal Science, by preying on seabirds, they disrupted the flow of nutrients from the ocean to land and…
UGC NET June 2026 answer key out: NTA opens objection window for 84 subjects UGC NET answer key 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer keys for 84 subjects of the UGC NET June 2026 examination today, August 16, 2026. Candidates can now view the provisional answers and their recorded responses…
India needs faster growth, stronger rupee to hit $20 trillion economy by 2036 (representative image) India could become a $20 trillion economy by 2036 if it manages to raise underlying rupee growth to around 14.2% and sustain annual rupee appreciation of 3-3.6%, according to a research report by domestic brokerage Equirus.The report has proposed a…
The 14th century warrior’s skull was broken in 61 places. (University of Bradford photo) A skeleton uncovered beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle may be the first confirmed archaeological evidence of a person killed by a trebuchet. Known to archaeologists as Skeleton 150, the remains belong to a defender who appears to have been killed during a…
NTA CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA PG answer key 2026: Check key, objections and important dates CSIR NET answer key 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key and question papers with recorded responses for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 examination today, August 16, 2026. Candidates can access the answer key…
ITAT recruitment 2026: Application deadline today for 42 Private Secretary posts ITAT recruitment 2026: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) is closing the online application window today, August 16, 2026, for recruitment to 42 posts of Senior Private Secretary and Private Secretary. The recruitment is being conducted under the Ministry of Law and Justice through…
PNB LBO recruitment 2026: Application deadline today for 545 Local Bank Officer posts PNB LBO recruitment 2026: Punjab National Bank (PNB) is conducting recruitment for Local Bank Officer (LBO) posts in Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMGS-I), with 545 vacancies available under the 2026-27 recruitment process. Candidates seeking to apply should note that the application deadline…
India’s engineering services exports have grown nearly eight times in the last 10 years, rising from $1.77 billion in 2014-15 to $13.77 billion in 2024-25, according to a Niti Aayog report. The report, India’s Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services, said engineering services exports grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)…