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MTNL Pensioners to Shift to SAMPANN Digital Platform from December 2025

December 13, 2025

MTNL Pensioners to Be Onboarded on SAMPANN, Advancing Digital Pension Governance

The Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA) has initiated the onboarding of MTNL employees retiring in November 2025 onto the SAMPANN digital pension platform, marking a significant milestone in pension reforms under the Department of Telecommunications. The move aims to ensure seamless, paperless pension processing for both newly retiring and legacy MTNL pensioners in Delhi and Mumbai.

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Indian Scientists Develop GlowCas9 for Real-Time CRISPR Tracking

December 13, 2025

GlowCas9 Breakthrough Enables Real-Time Visualisation of Gene Editing in Living Cells

Scientists at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, have developed GlowCas9, a glowing version of the CRISPR gene-editing protein that allows researchers to observe genome editing in real time inside living cells. This innovation addresses a long-standing limitation in gene-editing research, where molecular activity could only be studied after cells were fixed or destroyed.

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Extreme Heat and Coral Disease Devastate Great Barrier Reef Site

December 13, 2025

Record Ocean Heat and Rare Disease Cause Severe Coral Loss at One Tree Reef

A lethal combination of prolonged marine heatwaves and a rare coral disease has caused extensive mortality among Goniopora corals at One Tree Reef on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Scientists report that nearly 75 per cent of colonies at the study site have died, making it one of the most severe climate-linked coral loss events recorded in recent years.

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NSIL Expands Technology Transfer to Indian Industry Under Transparent Framework

December 13, 2025

NSIL Deepens Private-Sector Engagement Through Structured Space Technology Transfers

India’s space ecosystem continues to mature as NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) expands technology transfer partnerships with domestic industry. As the commercial arm of the Department of Space, NSIL plays a pivotal role in licensing technologies developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), enabling their commercial and strategic use under a regulated and transparent framework.

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New Shieldtail Snake Species Discovered in Kerala’s Siruvani Hills

December 13, 2025

New Shieldtail Snake Species Identified in Kerala Highlights Hidden Biodiversity

A previously undocumented shieldtail snake species, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, has been formally described nearly a decade after its initial sighting in Kerala’s Palakkad district. The discovery sheds light on the exceptional biodiversity of the Siruvani Hills in the Western Ghats and underlines the growing role of citizen participation in scientific research.

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