Long-Range Hypersonic Missile: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested a long-range hypersonic missile off the coast of Odisha. The missile can carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km for the Armed Forces. It has been indigenously developed by laboratories of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad, along with […]
Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme: Twenty-four coastal villages in Odisha were recognised by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO as ‘Tsunami Ready’. Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme is an international community-based recognition programme developed by Intergovermental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. It aims to build resilient communities through awareness and preparedness strategies that will protect life, livelihoods […]
Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: The President of India greeted citizens on the eve of Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, urging them to adopt his teachings and promote unity and equality in society.Prakash Parv is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism and a […]
Jeddah Commitments on AMR
Jeddah Commitments on AMR: The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) concluded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the adoption of the Jeddah Commitments.Jeddah Commitments laid down practical, actionable and cross-sectoral steps stakeholders to address AMR-related goals by 2030. Its theme was “From Declaration to Implementation – Accelerating Actions Through Multisectoral Partnerships for […]
Nepal-Bangladesh Power Transfer via India
Nepal-Bangladesh Power Transfer via India: Nepal started exporting electricity to Bangladesh using India’s electricity grid, marking a significant milestone in regional energy cooperation.The power transfer is a result of a tripartite power sales agreement between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), signed in […]
Thai Sacbrood Virus
Thai Sacbrood Virus: Research found that pathogen spillover from managed honey bees to wild pollinators poses a serious threat, with shared habitats facilitating disease transmission and endangering pollinator ecosystems.Thai Sacbrood Virus Devastated 90% of Asiatic honeybee colonies in South India (1991–1992) and reemerged in Telangana in 2021. Symptoms: Kills larvae, preventing colony growth and reproduction.
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Oriental Pied Hornbill: In Mayong village, Morigaon district, Assam, a unique community-driven conservation initiative has established an ideal habitat for the oriental pied hornbill, showcasing exemplary efforts in biodiversity conservation. Villagers collectively support the nesting and breeding of oriental pied hornbills, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Maori Group
Maori Group: New Zealand’s parliament briefly paused as Māori Party MPs performed a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill, opposing changes to the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi. Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand (Aotearoa) who migrated from East Polynesia between 1320-1350.
Panchachuli Mountain Range
Panchachuli Mountain Range: Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh faces environmental degradation as tourism and emissions accelerate glacier melt in the Panchachuli range.Comprises five snow-capped peaks, forming a part of the Kumaon Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India.Peaks rise from 6,334 m (20,781 ft) to 6,904 m (22,651 ft), with Panchchuli II being the tallest.
Valdecy Urquiza Elected New Secretary General of Interpol
Valdecy Urquiza Elected New Secretary General of Interpol: Brazilian Federal Police Commissioner Valdecy Urquiza has been elected as the new Secretary General of Interpol at the organization’s 92nd General Assembly, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 4 to 7, 2024. Urquiza will take over the role from the outgoing Secretary General, Jurgen Stock, on November […]
