Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary: In News A large-scale eviction drive is underway at the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district with the administration clearing alleged encroachments spread across hundreds of bighas of cultivated land. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the southern part of the Brahmaputra River in the Nagaon District of Assam. It forms […]
Month: July 2026
Seabuckthorn : Granted GI Status
Seabuckthorn: Granted GI Status Spiti’s seabuckthorn has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) status. Seabuckthorn is popularly known as the ‘Wonder Plant’, ‘Ladakh Gold’, ‘Golden Bush’, or ‘Gold Mine’ of cold deserts. It is an important plant of trans-Himalayan region that belongs to the family Elaegnaceae. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a plant found throughout […]
Medical Innovations Patent Mitra Platform
Medical Innovations Patent Mitra Platform: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges and institutions to use the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) ‘Medical Innovations Patent Mitra’ platform. Medical Innovations Patent Mitra Platform provides fully government-funded support for patent filing and technology transfer. It aims to support strategic and quality patent filings […]
Radio Telemetry
Radio Telemetry: Radio telemetry data helped conservationists repeatedly protect the radio-tagged White-rumped vulture Z25, but the bird was ultimately killed in a collision with a power transmission line. Radio telemetry involves using radio waves to automatically transmit data from remote or inaccessible sources to a receiving station for monitoring and analysis. It is commonly used […]
Matcha Tea
Matcha Tea: An Assam tea estate sold India’s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas. Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder made from specially processed, shade-grown tea leaves of Camellia sinensis. It originated through cultural exchanges between China and Japan during the premodern period. It developed from earlier powdered […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th Jul 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 4th jul 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Direct Seeded Rice : In News
Direct Seeded Rice: In News In a bid to mitigate the rainfall uncertainty due to the potential impact of El Nino, the Chhattisgarh government recently advised farmers to cultivate oilseeds and use Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) method in paddy for the upcoming kharif season. Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) is a modern farming technique where rice […]
Cyttopsis indica
Cyttopsis indica: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi in Kerala recently discovered a new deep-sea fish named Cyttopsis indica from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. Cyttopsis indica is a new species of deep-sea fish. It was discovered from the Arabian Sea off southern Kerala. It belongs to the genus Cyttopsis, a […]
Borjuli Wetland
Borjuli Wetland: The Borjuli wetland in Assam‘s Sonitpur district has been declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) by the National Biodiversity Authority. Borjuli Wetland is located in Assam‘s Sonitpur district It is known for harbouring a disease and pest-resistant variety of wild rice known as Oryza rufipogon. Oryza rufipogon, is the progenitor of present-day cultivated […]
LokOS Platform
LokOS Platform: LokOS platform has significantly expanded its reach across India, enabling large-scale digital transformation of community institutions. LokOS (Lok = People, OS = Operating System) is a web and mobile platform under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). It offers a comprehensive digital solution for managing Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Community-Based Organizations […]
