White-Cheeked Partridge: A White-cheeked Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis) was rescued near Dehing Patkai National Park. White-Cheeked Partridge is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae. It inhabits dense undergrowth in primary and secondary evergreen forest; this sometimes includes adjacent areas of scrub, bamboo, grassland and cultivated land. In India, the species occurs generally at altitudes […]
Month: October 2025
India’s First National Policy on Geothermal Energy
India’s First National Policy on Geothermal Energy: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched India’s first National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025, aiming to tap India’s vast but underutilized geothermal potential to advance the nation’s Net Zero 2070 commitment, ensure energy security, and diversify its renewable energy mix.Geothermal energy refers to the […]
Rani Chennamma of Kittur
Rani Chennamma of Kittur: The Government of India marked 200 years of Rani Chennamma’s historic victory at Kittur (1824) with the release of a special Rs 200 commemorative coin celebrating her courage and leadership against British rule. Rani Chennamma was born on 23rd October 1778, in Kakati village (Belagavi district, Karnataka) to a Lingayat family. […]
China’s Wildlife Diplomacy
China’s Wildlife Diplomacy: China’s “Wildlife Diplomacy” has entered a new phase, with the loan of golden snub-nosed monkeys(Rhinopithecus roxellana) to European zoos (in France and Belgium) under a 10‑year agreement. These monkeys, unique to central China, are being positioned as new “animal ambassadors” potentially a successor to China’s famous panda diplomacy. China’s long‑standing use of […]
Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum
Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum: The first gallery of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum is expected to open by end-2026, the museum is set to become the largest in the world, replacing the existing National Museum. Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum is being developed by the Ministry of Culture as part of the Central […]
Garbage Café
Garbage Café: Prime Minister of India, in Mann Ki Baat, praised the innovative ‘Garbage Café’ initiative of Ambikapur Municipal Corporation, Chhattisgarh, which offers meals in exchange for plastic waste a model combining waste management with social welfare.The Garbage Café is a unique initiative by the Ambikapur Municipal Corporation under the Swachh Bharat Mission to combat […]
Maha MedTech Mission
Maha MedTech Mission: The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), in collaboration with the ICMR and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has launched the Maha MedTech Mission to boost India’s medical technology ecosystem. The Mission for Advancement in High-Impact Areas (MAHA)–MedTech is a national initiative to accelerate innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization of cutting-edge medical technologies […]
Delhi Government Partnered With IIT-Kanpur To Conduct Cloud Seeding
Delhi Government Partnered With IIT-Kanpur To Conduct Cloud Seeding: The Delhi government partnered with IIT-Kanpur to conduct cloud seeding experiments to combat rising post-monsoon air pollution. However, experts from the Ministry of Earth Sciences have cautioned that the absence of rain-bearing clouds during the post-monsoon season makes the timing scientifically unsuitable, casting doubt on the […]
Cyclone Montha
Cyclone Montha: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a high alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Montha is set to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada.Cyclone Montha is a tropical cyclonic storm forming over the southeast Bay of Bengal, expected to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) as it […]
Aurangabad Railway Station Renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Aurangabad Railway Station Renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Aurangabad Railway Station in Maharashtra has been officially renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station, as per a notification by the Central Railway. The station now carries the new code ‘CPSN’, and falls under the Nanded Division of South Central Railway. The renaming follows the earlier change of the city’s […]
