Dal Lake : In News Labourers from the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) recently removed weeds from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Dal Lake is an urban freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by the Pir Panjal mountains. It is integral […]
Rural Internal Audit Portal
Rural Internal Audit Portal: The Union Minister for Rural Development launched the ‘Rural Internal Audit Portal’ during the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan at Pusa Campus in New Delhi. Rural Internal Audit Portal is a unified digital platform for end-to-end management of internal audits covering both risk-based and compliance audits. It is conceived by the Office […]
Hargila Bird
Hargila Bird: The Prime Minister of India shared about the efforts of thousands of rural women who stepped forward to save the ‘Hargila Bird’ – known as the ‘Hargila Army’ in Assam. Hargila Bird is a large and distinctive member of the stork family. It is also known as Greater Adjutant Stork. It inhabits wetlands, […]
Kisan Sarathi Platform
Kisan Sarathi Platform: Kisan Sarathi platform represents a significant step in the digital transformation of India’s agricultural extension system which is providing information about 610 schemes to farmers. Kisan Sarathi Platform is India’s largest integrated digital agro-advisory platform launched in 2021. It provides timely, authentic, and multilingual advisories to farmers. Farmers also get access to […]
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation: Under the watch of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the first time a private jet was landed by using GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN). GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation is a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) implemented jointly with Airports Authority of India (AAI) and ISRO. […]
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sariska Tiger Reserve: The Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recently congratulated the people of the country and nature lovers on the completion of 18 years of tiger reintroduction in the Sariska Tiger Reserve. Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Alwar district, Rajasthan. It is a part of the Aravali Range and […]
Nagori Ashwagandha
Nagori Ashwagandha: The Prime Minister recently presented GI-tagged Nagori Ashwagandha as a traditional Indian gift during the G7 Summit in France, symbolizing India’s rich Ayurvedic heritage and traditional knowledge systems. Nagori Ashwagandha: It is a premium variety of Ashwagandha, sourced from the Nagaur region in Rajasthan. Nagaur’s dry climate and sandy soil are ideally suited […]
Salmonella
Salmonella: New evidence discovered by scientists demonstrates that specialized intestinal cells control the ability of Salmonella to grow by restricting their access to essential metals, such as iron and manganese.Salmonella are a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis.Salmonella bacteria are widely distributed in domestic and wild animals.They are prevalent […]
Murchison Widefield Array
Murchison Widefield Array: Using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), astronomers recently discovered a new millisecond pulsar as part of the ongoing Southern-sky MWA Rapid Two-metre (SMART) survey. Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) is a low-frequency radio telescope located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Western Australia, where the future low-frequency Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will […]
Exercise RIMPAC 2026
Exercise RIMPAC 2026: The United States officially launched Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 recently, bringing together military forces from 30 countries for the world’s largest international maritime exercise.Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is the world’s largest international maritime exercise.Hosted by the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, it is held biennially (every two years) in and […]
