Sinhagad Fort: At least 25 people were injured after a swarm of bees attacked visitors at Sinhagad Fort recently. Sinhagad, earlier known as ‘Kondhana’, is a fortress located near Pune, Maharashtra. According to history, the fort was built 2,000 years ago and it is said that the name Kondana was derived from sage Kaundinya. Early […]
Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake: Tourism to the high-altitude Gurudongmar Lake in North Sikkim has begun to revive after more than two years of disruption following the devastating South Lhonak Lake GLOF, which severely damaged road infrastructure. It is located on the northern-most edge of Sikkim, very close to the Chinese Tibetan border. It is one of the […]
What is the Doomsday Fish?
What is the Doomsday Fish? Two giant oarfish, rarely seen deep-sea creatures sometimes called “doomsday fish,” were recently spotted near the shore in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in an extremely rare sighting. The oarfish is commonly known as the “doomsday fish”. It is a deep-sea dweller that rarely comes near the surface. Scientific Name: Regalecus […]
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey A comprehensive bird survey conducted in Silent Valley National Park documented 192 bird species. It is located along the southwest corner of the Nilgiris in South India, in Kerala. It is one of the last undisturbed tracts of tropical rainforest in India. It constitutes the centerpiece of the […]
Sheshnaag-150
Sheshnaag-150: India is developing the Sheshnaag-150, a long-range swarm attack drone that can fly over 1,000 km, carry powerful warheads and strike targets. Sheshnaag-150 is a long-range collaborative attack swarm drone, with autonomous systems capable of deep strikes and saturation attacks. It is being developed by NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT), a Bengaluru-based aerospace startup […]
National Highways Green Cover Index
National Highways Green Cover Index: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) released the first National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI). It is an initiative of National Highways Authority of India. It has been prepared in coordination with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The initiative aims to […]
Anavaran Portal
Anavaran Portal: The Forest Survey of India stopped its Anavaran-Deforestation Alert System to states on deforestation. Anavaran Portal has been operational since 2024. It has been using satellite data and machine learning to enable Forest Survey of India to issue location alerts on the loss of forest cover to states every 15 days so that […]
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Delhi’s upcoming Electric Vehicle (HEV) policy plans to extend road tax and registration fee exemptions, currently available for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) as well. A Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is an automobile that combines a conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) with an electric propulsion system to achieve […]
MHA Revises Guidelines for Look Out Circulars
MHA Revises Guidelines for Look Out Circulars: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has modified the guidelines for issuance of Look Out Circulars (LOCs), restricting the power to directly instruct the Bureau of Immigration (BoI) to block a person’s departure. The MHA has explicitly barred statutory bodies like the National Commission for Women (NCW), National […]
Death Anniversary of Savitribai Phule
Death Anniversary of Savitribai Phule: Union Home Minister paid tribute to Savitribai Phule on her death anniversary (10th March, highlighting her role in bringing women into the fold of education during an era marked by deep-rooted social evils. Savitribai Phule was a social reformer from 19th-century Maharashtra who fundamentally transformed Indian society by challenging patriarchal […]
