Today’s Current Affairs: 3rd jul 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: July 3, 2026
Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary
Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary: With Chandaka wildlife sanctuary having a lot of anthropogenic pressure, particularly due to the presence of cattle, the wildlife wing of the forest department has put on hold the ambitious Indian gaur (bison) translocation programme. Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in Odisha. It represents the northeastern limits […]
Five New Species of Flowering Plants
Five New Species of Flowering Plants: Researchers recently discovered five entirely new species of Impatiens named Impatiens berchmansiensis; Impatiens ninanii; Impatiens filcyii; Impatiens xanthopetala; Impatiens flavispicata. Five New Species of Flowering Plants: They were discovered within the misty, rain-soaked peaks of the Western Ghats in Kerala. They belong to the genus Impatiens, a large genus […]
What are Exosomes?
What are Exosomes? Tiny particles called exosomes released by most human cells may be promising targets for diagnosis and treatment of an array of diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s, but scientists have struggled to see them and study them in detail. Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles secreted by cells. They are enclosed by a lipid […]
Taal Volcano : In News
Taal Volcano: In News Taal Volcano recently produced a brief four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption, sending a plume about 450 meters above its crater as magma interacted with water. Taal Volcano is a stratovolcano located in Batangas province about 70 kilometers south of Manila, Philippines. It is classified as a “complex” volcano by the Philippine Institute of […]
PaleoIndia Portal
PaleoIndia Portal: The Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recently launched the PaleoIndia Portal. PaleoIndia Portal is a digital initiative developed jointly by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, using dynamic geological maps provided by the GSI. The digital platform documents fossil fauna […]
National Rainfed Area Authority
National Rainfed Area Authority: The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has achieved a significant milestone in the conservation of India’s wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) genetic resources in Sonitpur District of Assam. National Rainfed Area Authority was established in 2006 as an advisory body under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It aims to promote […]
Transcaspian marinka
Transcaspian marinka: Sangon clan in Arunachal Pradesh has launched an initiative to conserve a Himalayan ray-finned fish Transcaspian marinka (Schizothorax pelzami). Transcaspian marinka is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax in the family Cyprinidae. It is mainly found in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. It inhabits freshwater rivers, streams, springs, and qanats, where […]
SHE-LEAPS Platform
SHE-LEAPS Platform: India’s efforts to strengthen women-led rural entrepreneurship have entered a new phase with the launch of SHE-LEAPS platform. SHE-LEAPS stands for ‘Self-Help Entrepreneur-Livelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability’. It is a digital platform for empowering women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across rural India for enterprise creation, monitoring and performance tracking. […]
Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES) Project
Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES) Project: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) carried out a planned nationwide database consolidation under its Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES) project. Centralised IT-Enabled System (CITES) Project is EPFO’s initiative to modernise its service delivery mechanism through automation and rule-based processing. It is designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing […]
