Fomoflation: The recent signing of a proclamation by the U.S. President raising the annual fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 a year led to a sudden panic-driven demand that pushed ticket prices higher, illustrating a textbook case of fomoflation. Fomoflation occurs when consumer behaviour (demand psychology) and market or supply pressures combine to create rapid […]
Maitri II Station
Maitri II Station: The Finance Ministry has granted approval for Maitri II — the country’s newest research station proposed to come up in eastern Antarctica. It is India’s newest research station proposed to come up in eastern Antarctica. It will be larger than Maitri I, with plans to design it as a green research base. […]
Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025
Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025: An Indian Army contingent comprising 120 personnel departed for Irwin Barracks, Perth, Australia, to participate in the fourth edition of Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025. It is an annual joint military exercise held between India and Australia. This edition, Indian Army contingent is being led by a Battalion of Gorkha Rifles along with troops […]
Naked mole rat
Naked mole rat: A new study of the naked mole rat shows that these animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their longevity. Key findings of researchers: The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) functions differently in naked mole rats compared to humans and mice. (GMP –AMP synthesis which modulates various cellular processes) Key […]
IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas
IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas: The Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve” Dr. Sonali Ghosh” has received the Kenton R. Miller Award, constituted by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas is one of six technical commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: A Climate Analytics report warns that Asia’s vast Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) plans could result in nearly 25 billion tonnes of extra greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is because most CCS projects across China, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia are designed less to cut emissions and more […]
Zoho Platform
Zoho Platform: The Government of India has migrated over 12 lakh official email accounts, including those of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), from National Informatics Centre to a Zoho-developed platform, reinforcing data sovereignty and Swadeshi tech adoption. Zoho Corporation is a global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) leader founded in 1996 in India. Headquartered in Chennai, it serves […]
Operation Golden Sweep
Operation Golden Sweep: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has launched “Operation Golden Sweep”, cracking down on a transnational gold smuggling syndicate at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. It is a strategic intelligence-led operation by DRI aimed at dismantling a global gold smuggling network using transit passengers and airport insiders to transport contraband gold […]
UNESCO launches the World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
UNESCO launches the World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects: UNESCO has recently launched the world’s first Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at the MONDIACULT 2025 Conference in Barcelona, Spain.It is a first-of-its-kind global digital museum created by UNESCO to display, document, and trace stolen or trafficked cultural objects from around the world. […]
Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit
Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit: Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh represented India at the Sharm El-Sheikh Gaza Peace Summit held in Egypt, as the special envoy of Prime Minister of India.It is an international diplomatic conference convened to consolidate the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and outline a framework for lasting peace in Gaza and […]
