Swachh Vayu Survekshan (SVS) 2025: Indore, India’s cleanest city, topped the ‘Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025’ for air pollution mitigation, despite a slight PM10 increase. SVS is an annual survey conducted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). It is structured as a rigorous, multi-tiered evaluation […]
Cross River Gorilla
Cross River Gorilla: Deep within the Nigeria-Cameroon border’s misty mountains, the critically endangered Cross River gorilla struggles for survival, with fewer than 300 individuals remaining. Cross River Gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla. Scientific Name: Gorilla gorilla diehli With fewer than 300 individuals estimated to exist in the wild, it is the most […]
Iskander-K
Iskander-K: Russia struck Ukraine’s Cabinet building with an Iskander-K missile recently. Iskander-K is a Russian-made mobile short-range cruise missile launcher vehicle based on an 8×8 military truck chassis. The design of the Iskander-K is very similar to the Iskander-M, which is a ballistic missile launcher vehicle. The Iskander-K, also referred to as SSC-8, entered service […]
Avalanche
Avalanche: Three Army personnel, including two Agniveers, lost their lives recently in a major avalanche at the Siachen base camp in Ladakh. An avalanche is a large amount of snow that quickly moves down a slope. An avalanche can be deadly because it will bury or sweep away anything in its path. Large amounts of […]
Innovations for Defence Excellence
Innovations for Defence Excellence: The Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation has inked an MoU with EdCIL (India) Limited to foster the development of dual-use cutting-edge technologies , driven by the new ASPIRE (Accelerating Strategic Progress in Research and Education) program. Innovations for Defence Excellence is the flagship initiative launched in 2018 by […]
Bhil Tribe
Bhil Tribe: A translated collection of folk tales of the Bhil tribe in Madhya Pradesh will be made available on the Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ Adi Vaani website and the app. Bhils are considered as one of the oldest tribes in India and identified as one of the Dravidian racial tribes of Western India and […]
Universal Postal Congress
Universal Postal Congress: The 28th Universal Postal Congress, the supreme decision-making body of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), opened recently. Universal Postal Congress is a United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector’s primary forum for international cooperation. It was established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874. It is the second oldest international organization […]
Exercise ZAPAD
Exercise ZAPAD: An Indian Armed Forces contingent departed for the Mulino Training Ground, Nizhniy, Russia, to participate in the exercise ZAPAD 2025. Exercise ZAPAD is a multilateral joint military exercise. The Indian contingent consists of 65 personnel, including 57 from the Army, seven from the Air Force and one from the Navy. This exercise is […]
International Conference on Space 2025
International Conference on Space 2025: India inaugurated the International Conference on Space 2025, highlighting the country’s ambitious space goals, its evolving space strategy, and its future role in global space exploration. Theme: Harnessing Space for Global Progress: Innovation, Policy, and Growth. India’s Major Space Ambitions To establish a Bharatiya Space Station by 2035 and send […]
Multi-Stage Malaria Vaccine AdFalciVax
Multi-Stage Malaria Vaccine AdFalciVax: The Union government has granted licences to five Indian firms to manufacture and commercialise AdFalciVax, the country’s first indigenous multi-stage malaria vaccine developed by ICMR. It is India’s first indigenous recombinant chimeric multi-stage malaria vaccine designed to block infection and transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite. Developed by ICMR–Regional […]
