India has also opened up the Vikram 3201 which is its first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor which will be used in space missions. The processor was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in partnership with the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh, and is another significant addition to becoming self-reliant in high-end semiconductor technology.

Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) have finally unraveled a mystery in river geomorphology--why some rivers pass in a single channel whereas others are separated into multiple threads. Based on tens of years of satellite records and state-of-the- art image processing, the research identifies the physical processes influencing these river environments; information that can be used in flood control, restoration, and ecosystem conservation.

In New Delhi, the 5 th Meeting of the Central Advisory Council (CAC) under the Real Estate ( Regulation and Development ) Act, 2016 (RERA) in eight years of the RERA implementation took place. The conference reflected on the best developments made in the sector and presented some of the main reforms such as the introduction of Unified RERA Portal, which is aimed at increasing the level of transparency and simplifying the process of operations in the States and Union Territories.

The demographic profile in India is going through a noticeable change where fertility is on the decline, birth, and death rates are on the decline and the number of elderly people is on the rise. The recently published Sample Registration Survey (SRS) Statistical Report 2023, published by the Office of the Registrar General of India, shows the way these changes are redefining the population structure of the nation and its future growth trends.

The Government of India has put forward detailed recommendations to co-locate the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) with schools in order to have a solid base on the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The move enhances the connection between pre-school and formal education, and children are likely to get a holistic care, nutrition and early learning opportunities. The relocation is directly correlated with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the NIPUN Bharat Mission that insists on the necessity of learning the basics of literacy and numeracy to build the future of young learners.