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 Seeking to establish central optical devices quality control and vision care regulation a private member bill has been introduced in Parliament recently. The proposed bill, introduced by MP Ajeet Madhavrao Gopchade, seeks to offer remedy to the alleged vulnerability of consumers who according to the bill are in a “no-man’s land” between the manufacture of a lens and...

Debris of a launch vehicle with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) logo and the national emblem have reportedly been found recently in an uninhabited island in Maldives. The debris of the Payload Fairing which are believed to be that of ISRO’s Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) washed up to an island near L. Kunahandhoo in...

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (January 26, 2026) conferred India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra, to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS). The President presented the award to Mr. Shukla at the Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path,...

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (January 26, 2026) conferred India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra, to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS). The President presented the award to Mr. Shukla at the Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path,...

Describing Artificial Intelligence as a “big opportunity” for ushering in positive change, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (January 1, 2026) said it is essential to ensure that its benefits reach all sections of the society, especially the underprivileged. Addressing a programme organised by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, she observed that AI is emerging...