Siamese Fireback : Spotted The Siamese Fireback, Thailand’s national bird, has been spotted for the first time in the forests of Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, by a local bird enthusiast. Its Scientific Name is Lophura diardi. It is National Bird of Thailand IUCN Status: Least Concern, though facing moderate decline due to habitat loss and poaching. Geographic […]
Month: June 2025
Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts
Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts: The Prime Minister inaugurated 103 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts in 18 States/UTs under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). ABSS, introduced by the Ministry of Railways in December 2022, aims to redevelop 1,309 railway stations into modern integrated transport hubs across India.It is […]
Punjab Sees 20% Rise in Cotton Cultivation Amid Crop Diversification Push
Punjab Sees 20% Rise in Cotton Cultivation Amid Crop Diversification Push: Punjab has recorded a 20% increase in cotton cultivation in 2025 compared to the previous year. The area under cotton has expanded from 2.49 lakh acres to 2.98 lakh acres, marking a rise of over 49,000 acres. The districts of Fazilka, Mansa, Bathinda, and […]
Bengaluru Becomes India’s ‘Leopard Capital’, Surpassing Mumbai
Bengaluru Becomes India’s ‘Leopard Capital’, Surpassing Mumbai: Bengaluru has officially become the ‘Leopard Capital’ of India, surpassing Mumbai in terms of the highest number of free-ranging wild leopards living on the fringes of a major metropolis. According to a year-long survey conducted by the Holématthi Nature Foundation (HNF) and led by conservationist Dr. Sanjay Gubbi, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th June 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 10th June 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Algorithmic Trading
Algorithmic Trading: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently announced a settlement scheme for stockbrokers currently under regulatory scrutiny for collaborating with unregulated algorithmic (algo) trading platforms. Algorithmic trading (also called automated trading, black-box trading, or algo-trading) uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions (an algorithm) to place a […]
Fuego Volcano
Fuego Volcano: Guatemalan authorities recently said they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America’s most active volcano, Fuego Volcano, spewed gas and ash. Volcan de Fuego, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in Spanish, is located in Guatemala. It is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala’s former capital, Antigua. Guatemala lies on […]
Ken-Betwa Link Project : Concern
Ken-Betwa Link Project: Concern Concerns over the construction work for the Ken-Betwa river linking project going on in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, citing a severe impact on the wildlife population inside the reserve. It is a river interlinking project designed to transfer surplus water from the Ken River (Madhya Pradesh) to the […]
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple: A ‘Maha Kumbhabhishekam’ was recently performed at the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram after 270 years. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam translates to “The City of Lord Ananta”,referring to the deity of […]
Spathaspina noohi : New species of beetle
Spathaspina noohi : New species of beetle A new species of beetle, named Spathaspina noohi, was recently discovered from the biodiverse forests of Meghalaya. Spathaspina noohi is a new species of beetle. The beetle was found in the Umran area of Ri Bhoi district in Meghalaya at an elevation of 781 metres. It belongs to […]
