According to the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds for 2013, the total number of birds falling under the category of Critically Endangered (CE) has increased to 173. Eight new birds have taken the entry into the list of CE, including Woolly-necked Stork, Andaman Teal, Andaman Green Pigeon, Ashy-headed Green Pigeon, Red-headed Falcon, Himalayan Griffon, Bearded Vulture and Yunnan Nuthatch.

Newly discovered 10,000-year-old rock paintings appear to be depicting about extraterrestrial visitors and UFOs that once visited earth. The cave paintings were found from Charama in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

The Mars Orbiter Mission of India is currently on track and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made an announcement that the second Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM-2) has been successfully performed. According to Mars Mission update by the ISRO, the maneuver was carried out successfully on June 11 at 16:30 hours. The trajectory correction manoeuvres are performed to make sure that the satellites reach their target destination.

This was done to keep the Mars orbiter Mangalyaan on its course for its contact with Mars on September 24, 2014.

The names of winners of the National Geographic Bee championship were announced on May 2, 2014, in Washington, USA. The first prize was awarded to Indian-American student Akhil Rekulapelli. Second prize was grabbed by Ameya Mujumdar from Florida and third place was secured by California's Tuvya Bergson-Michelson.