Sierra Leone’s First UNESCO Site Gola-Tiwai Complex: Sierra Leone’s Gola-Tiwai complex, comprising the Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) and the Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary, has been inscribed as its first United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, due to decades-long conservation efforts by a non-governmental organization Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA). […]
Day: July 15, 2025
Grey Seal
Grey Seal: As climate change, pollution, and overfishing threaten the Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has launched a rehabilitation effort to support their survival and restore population balance. Gray seals live in coastal waters of the North Atlantic, from the US and Canada to the Baltic Sea and parts of Europe. […]
Informal Credit in India
Informal Credit in India: Despite nearly universal bank account penetration in India, fresh data (CMIE, Piramal Enterprises) show a sharp shift by poor households towards informal borrowing, due to limited access to formal credit channels. Informal Credit is Credit from non-regulated entities like moneylenders, pawnshops, friends/family, chit funds. Typically lacks transparency, documentation, or consumer protection. […]
Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic
Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic: The ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) has flagged a silent health crisis in India due to excessive salt intake, launching a community-driven intervention in Punjab and Telangana to promote low-sodium alternatives. Silent Salt Consumption Epidemic is a a public health crisis marked by widespread excessive intake of salt, contributing silently to […]
Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation
Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation: The Air India Flight AI171 crash investigation revealed that both engines of a Boeing 787-8 shut down moments after take-off due to an abrupt movement of fuel control switches to the “CUTOFF” position, triggering loss of thrust and a fatal crash. Fuel control switches are cockpit levers that regulate […]
Hindi as a compulsory third language : Maharashtra
Hindi as a compulsory third language : Maharashtra The Maharashtra government scrapped its government resolutions (GRs) mandating Hindi as a compulsory third language from Grades 1 to 5 in Marathi and English medium schools.Though the move was in line with National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which promotes multilingualism through the three-language formula, it was withdrawn […]
Phase 3 Trials of Its First Indigenous Dengue Vaccine
Phase 3 Trials of Its First Indigenous Dengue Vaccine: India has enrolled over 8,000 participants in Phase 3 trials of its first indigenous dengue vaccine, developed by Panacea Biotec and supported by ICMR.DengiAll – a tetravalent dengue vaccine designed to protect against all four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4). Origin: Derived from the TV003/TV005 […]
Chin Refugee
Chin Refugee: Over 4,000 refugees from Myanmar’s Chin State entered Mizoram’s Champhai district in July 2025 after violent clashes between Chin rebel groups.The Chins are an ethnic minority primarily from Myanmar’s Chin State, culturally and linguistically aligned with the Mizo people of India. They belong to the broader Zo ethnic group, which includes Mizos (India), […]
