World Social Report 2025: The United Nations released the World Social Report 2025, highlighting the urgent need for a new global policy consensus focused on equity, economic security, and solidarity amid rising insecurity, inequality, and declining trust worldwide. World Social Report 2025: 60% of the global population experiences economic insecurity, with over 690 million people […]
Month: April 2025
Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris
Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris: At the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris, world leaders stressed the urgent need to integrate food literacy into school education to tackle global malnutrition challenges. Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit is a global summit aimed at mobilizing commitments to tackle malnutrition in all its forms. Objective […]
Lanjia Saora Tribe
Lanjia Saora Tribe: The women of the Lanjia Saora tribal group in the Gunupur region of Rayagada district, Odisha, celebrate the mango harvest through traditional dance. The Lanjia Saora, a culturally rich and isolated subgroup of the Saora tribe, inhabit the forested hills of Gajapati and Rayagada districts in Odisha, they speak Saora, a Mundari […]
Mycetoma : Study
Mycetoma : Study The world’s only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan’s two-year war, its director and another expert say. Mycetoma is a chronic, progressively destructive infectious disease of the subcutaneous tissues, that spreads to affect the skin, deep tissues and bone. It was first […]
Yellowstone Supervolcano
Yellowstone Supervolcano: A “breathing” cap of magma has been discovered inside the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it might help determine when the volcano will next erupt, a new study has found. Yellowstone Supervolcano lies beneath Yellowstone National Park, in the western United States. It is one of the largest active volcanic systems in the world. It’s […]
Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge
Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge: 59 percent work completed on 19.28 Km Dhubri-Phulbari Brahmaputra Bridge, according to reports. Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge is an under-construction 4-lane bridge project over the Brahmaputra River connecting Dhubri in Assam and Phulbari in Meghalaya on NH 127 B. The length of the bridge is 3 km, which would make it the longest river bridge […]
Zero Shadow Day : Recently Observed
Zero Shadow Day: Recently Observed The Cosmology Education and Research Training Center (COSMOS), Mysuru, of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics recently observed ‘Zero Shadow Day’. Zero Shadow Day (ZSD) is an interesting celestial phenomenon that occurs twice in a year when the Sun is directly overhead and thus no shadow of any vertical object can […]
Scramjet Engine Test
Scramjet Engine Test: The Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), under DRDO, successfully conducted a ground test of a Scramjet Engine for over 1,000 seconds at Hyderabad. A Scramjet (Supersonic Combustion Ramjet) is an air-breathing engine designed to operate efficiently at hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 and above). Unlike traditional jet engines, it does not use […]
RBI Cancels Licence of Ajantha Urban Co-op Bank Maryadit
RBI Cancels Licence of Ajantha Urban Co-op Bank Maryadit: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the cancellation of the banking license of Ajantha Urban Co-operative Bank Maryadit, based in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The action was taken due to the bank’s inadequate capital, poor earnings outlook, and inability to protect depositors’ interests. The RBI directed the Registrar […]
RBI’s Directive To Banks
RBI’s Directive To Banks: In a significant move aimed at enhancing the security of digital banking and combating growing cybersecurity threats, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated all banks to transition their existing web domains to the new ‘.bank.in’ domain by October 31, 2025. This directive comes in response to the increasing number […]
