Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple: A ‘Maha Kumbhabhishekam’ was recently performed at the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram after 270 years. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam translates to “The City of Lord Ananta”,referring to the deity of […]
Spathaspina noohi : New species of beetle
Spathaspina noohi : New species of beetle A new species of beetle, named Spathaspina noohi, was recently discovered from the biodiverse forests of Meghalaya. Spathaspina noohi is a new species of beetle. The beetle was found in the Umran area of Ri Bhoi district in Meghalaya at an elevation of 781 metres. It belongs to […]
Civil Registration System
Civil Registration System: A new set of data from the Civil Registration System (CRS) shows that about 86.5 lakh deaths were registered in the country in 2022, substantially lower than the peak of 2021. Civil Registration System is popularly known as the birth and death registration It is the recording of vital events i.e. birth, […]
Indravati National Park
Indravati National Park: Security forces have encountered maoists in anti-Naxal operations in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh. Indravati National Park is located in the Bijapur district of It was declared as a tiger reserve in 1983 under the Project Tiger of India. The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows […]
Magnetic Isolation and Concentration Cryo-electron Microscopy
Magnetic Isolation and Concentration Cryo-electron Microscopy: Researchers in the U.S. have created Magnetic Isolation and Concentration cryo-electron microscopy (MagIC) which can study samples 100x more dilute than before. It helps researchers to study samples 100 times more dilute than before. It is a technique enabling direct structural analysis of targets captured on magnetic beads, thereby […]
Shubhanshu Shukla : First Indian to visit the ISS( Axiom-4 Mission)
Shubhanshu Shukla : First Indian to visit the ISS( Axiom-4 Mission) Indian astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, will pilot the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) while Peggy Whitson (USA) will command the mission. As a part of the mission, ISRO is sending tardigrades (water bears)—microscopic, hardy organisms—to the ISS to study how life can […]
Birsa Munda Martyr’s Day
Birsa Munda Martyr’s Day: Prime Minister (PM) paid tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on 9th June 2025 on the occasion of his Martyr’s Day. Birsa Munda was a tribal leader, religious reformer, and freedom fighter who led a strong resistance against British colonial policies in the Chotanagpur region. He was also known as Dharti Abba […]
Goa has been declared fully functionally literate
Goa has been declared fully functionally literate: Goa has been declared fully functionally literate under the Ministry of Education’s ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society)-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram programme, also known as the New India Literacy Programme (NILP).While Goa’s literacy rate was 93.60% as per PLFS 2023–24, a state-level ULLAS survey confirmed […]
World Accreditation Day 2025
World Accreditation Day 2025: The Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2025 on 9th June to highlight the role of accreditation in trade and economy, with the theme “Accreditation: Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”. QCI also launched the revamped NABL Portal and Gunvatta Samarpan Initiative to enhance digital accreditation access […]
India’s first E-Waste Recycling Eco Park
India’s first E-Waste Recycling Eco Park: Delhi has announced the establishment of India’s first E-Waste Recycling Eco Park in Holambi Kalan to tackle the capital’s electronic waste and promote circular economy.The E-Waste Eco Park is a specialized facility in Delhi for the scientific recycling, dismantling, and recovery of electronic waste. It is designed to serve […]
