The American nation is experiencing a health crisis due to a drastic increase in drug-resistant bacterial infections especially those with the New Delhi metallo-b-lactamase (NDM) gene. Such infections have risen nearly by 70 percent in the 2019-2023 period sending alarm to experts in public health.

The Government of India has taken a major step towards enhancing telecom security, when it designated M/s Compliance International Pvt. Ltd. Noida as an approved testing facility of IP Routers, under the CommunSec Scheme of Scheme. This addition gives India a total of nine accredited TSTLs spread between five states able to provide faster and cheaper testing services to manufacturers and other services providers.

The first confirmed sighting of the elusive Fishing Cat ( Prionailurus viverrinus ) was reported to be in the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Rajasthan. This discovery was made at the captured camera traps on a regular tiger check in the Bundi district and brings about the concealed biodiversity of the reserve and the flourishing aquatic environment.

A group of scientists at Madura College, Madurai have discovered a new plant species in the Kudremukh range of the Western Ghats in Karnataka. The plant was named Impatiens selvasinghii in honor of the efforts by Professor P. Selva Singh Richard in the reproductive biology of endangered and endemic plants in the area. This not only shows the spectacular richness of the Western Ghats but also indicates some serious conservation concerns raised by the increasing levels of tourism.

Under a large milestone in cementing weather prediction and disaster management, the National Centre of medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and New Space India limited (NSIL) has collaborated to have two Direct Broadcast Network (DBNet) stations under the Mission Mausam project. Its proposed stations to be installed in Delhi/ NCR and Chennai are going to allow almost real-time access to satellite data due to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, which will bring a breakthrough to the meteorological system of India.