NEW DELHI: India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, crossing the 20,000-mark for the first time and registered a 6.5% increase over the previous year, according to National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation’s (NOTTO) annual report. The figure marks a fourfold rise from 4,990 transplants in 2013.Delhi-NCR recorded the highest number of transplants…

Raji Doshi (Image Credit: Young Scientist Lab) A 12-year-old student from Connecticut is drawing attention for tackling one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges with an innovative science project. According to the Young Scientist Lab, Raji Doshi designed a project that proposes using algae and natural calcium (aragonite) buffers to help reduce CO₂-driven ocean acidification….

NEW DELHI: Rejecting Meta’s apology for taking down a PM Narendra Modi’s video, a parliamentary committee Monday sought a personal apology from its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and warned of seeking removal of its safe harbour protection if he failed to comply, its chairperson Nishikant Dubey said.Dubey said removal of the PM’s video was…

UPSSSC Auditor recruitment 2026 registration closes today; check eligibility and application steps UPSSSC Auditor recruitment 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) will close the online application process for the Auditor and Assistant Accountant Main Examination 2026 today, August 3, 2026. Eligible candidates who have qualified the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2025 must complete…

FSSAI has prohibited adding rum or whisky flavour to spirits. NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said alcoholic beverage manufacturers cannot add “rum flavour” to rum or “whisky flavour” to whisky and market them as standard products, saying the practice misrepresents the true nature of the beverage and misleads…

CAT 2026 registration begins The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Indore has started the registration process for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026 today, August 3, at 10 am. Eligible candidates can fill out the CAT 2026 application form through the official website.The last date to submit the application form is September 15, 2026, till…

‘Atmosphere created by Gen Z protests’ may have helped Bankipur win, says Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday said the nationwide Gen Z protests may have contributed to his victory in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll, where he ended the BJP‘s three-decade dominance. Fresh from his electoral debut victory, Kishor ruled…

The Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE), Tamil Nadu has released the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2026 round 1 provisional allotment result for candidates who opted for upward movement. Candidates can check and download their provisional allotment order by logging in to the official TNEA counselling portal.Along with the allotment result, the counselling authority has…

FSSAI suspended a Tripura water company’s license and banned a Punjab supplement. Inspections revealed serious food safety and regulatory violations at the water facility. NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of a packaged drinking water manufacturer in Tripura and prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale…