(19 Jan 2026) The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) [of Cambodia] and the Indian Embassy in Cambodia inaugurated a new science library at Hun Sen Treng High School in Ratanak Mondul district of Battambang province on Saturday, marking a significant step in the kingdom’s effort for technology-driven development. The facility was funded…
(12 Jan 2026) In a landmark move toward social equity and technological empowerment, the Minister for Water Resources, Roshy Augustine, officially inaugurated the STRIDE Maker Studio at the Sarvodaya Library in Valakkayam. Addressing the gathering, Minister Roshy Augustine described the STRIDE Maker Studio as a vital stepping stone in Kerala’s journey toward becoming a…
(20 Dec 2025) PM Narendra Modi Friday put traditional medicine at the centre of global health conversation, flagging launch of Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL) as a shared international platform to anchor ayuveda, yoga & other ancient systems in research, policy and evidence-based care. The TMGL hosts content from 194 countries and marks a…
(21 Dec 2025) The National Library of India (NLI) is set to sign a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with universities across the country, making a significant step towards strengthening academic collaboration, research capacity and human resource development in the field of library and information sciences. The proposed agreements aim to create a structured…
(23 Oct 2025) The Indian government’s university rankings, known as the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), have become the defining benchmark for excellence in Indian higher education a decade after they were launched, according to a recent report. Introduced by the Ministry of Education in 2015, NIRF has transformed how universities and colleges are…
(25 Aug 2025) The Delhi High Court has ordered a ban on the shadow library Sci-Hub and its mirror websites in India on August 19, 2025, directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) to notify Internet Service Providers to block access to these websites within 24 hours.…
(21 Aug 2025) The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature have announced a collaboration aimed at strengthening awareness of research integrity, open access, and evolving scholarly publishing practices across India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions. The partnership is anchored in the RISE-UTTHAN initiative, an academic engagement…
(18 Aug 2025) New Delhi, The government, through the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, has recently launched a significant initiative to compile and maintain a comprehensive, “national-level dynamic database” of public libraries across the country, Parliament was informed on Monday. The Ministry of Culture, through the RRRLF, Kolkata an…
(1 Aug 2025) India’s national university ranking will start penalizing institutions if a sizeable number of papers published by their researchers are retracted — a first for an institutional ranking system. The move is an attempt by the government to address the country’s growing number of retractions due to misconduct. Many retractions correct honest mistakes in…
(22 Jul 2025) India’s transformation has been largely driven by the New Education Policy (NEP) and an ambitious national initiative known as One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS). This government-led plan aims to consolidate access to research materials for educational institutions across the country, ensuring that millions of students and researchers can access high-quality scholarly content. …