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INS Aravali Commissioned in Gurugram

INS Aravali Commissioned in Gurugram: INS Aravali, Indian Navy’s latest Naval Base, was commissioned at Gurugram to strengthen Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capability.INS Aravali, deriving its name from the unwavering Aravali range. It is designed to strengthen the Navy’s information and communication infrastructure. It would not only be a hub of technology, but also of […]

Global Plastic Pollution Crisis

Global Plastic Pollution Crisis: Global plastic pollution is reaching alarming levels, with waste projected to triple by 2060 to 1.2 billion tonnes, posing a grave ecological threat.Global plastic production doubled between 2000–2019, touching 460 MT; this growth is driven by packaging and fast consumption.Only 9% of plastic is recycled, leading to massive leakage into landfills, […]

Eustoma

Eustoma: Exotic Eustoma has bloomed for the first time in Odisha in a polyhouse at Sanatanpali, Sambalpur district, developed by CSIR–NBRI. Until NBRI’s breakthrough, Eustoma (Lisianthus) was mostly imported from countries like the Netherlands and Kenya for premium events, weddings, and luxury décor.Eustoma, also known as Lisianthus or Prairie Gentian, is a herbaceous annual flower […]

India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam

India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam: Prime Minister of India inaugurated India’s first bamboo-based ethanol plant at Numaligarh Refinery, Golaghat, Assam, and laid the foundation stone of a polypropylene plant. India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam is a bioethanol plant that converts bamboo biomass into 2G ethanol, a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. […]

Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025

Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025: Ministry of Defence approved Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025, replacing the 2009 manual to accelerate revenue procurement and promote Aatmanirbharta. A policy document guiding all revenue procurement of goods/services for Armed Forces & MoD organisations, worth ~₹1 lakh crore annually. Updated after 16 years to align with public procurement norms, […]

Australia approved the world’s first vaccine to save koalas from Chlamydia

Australia approved the world’s first vaccine to save koalas from Chlamydia: Koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.Koalas are asocial animals, congregating only during the breeding season.They spend most of their time eating […]