Sonowal Kacharis: A new study has identified 39 plants used by the Sonowal Kachari community to treat ailments ranging from fever and cough to kidney stones and skin diseases. They are an indigenous people who live in northeast India. The vast majority of the Sonwal live in Assam. They are the third-largest plain tribe in […]
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Neoloboptera peninsularis
Neoloboptera peninsularis: Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently uncovered a new cockroach species, Neoloboptera peninsularis, in the Deccan Peninsula. It is a new species of cockroach. It marks the first use of modern DNA technology in India to identify a cockroach It is only the third known member of the genus Neoloboptera […]
PRISM-SG Portal
PRISM-SG Portal: The Minister for Road Transport and Highways launched the PRISM-SG (Portal for Rail-Road Inspection & Stages Management – Steel Girders) Portal in New Delhi. PRISM-SG (Portal for Rail-Road Inspection & Stages Management – Steel Girders) Portal aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and inter-agency coordination in infrastructure development. It has been developed to digitise […]
QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings: The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode (IIM-K) has achieved a global milestone by breaking into the Top 100 of the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 for the first time. It is published annually by global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds. The QS rankings evaluate universities on several parameters, including […]
Modified UDAN Scheme
Modified UDAN Scheme: The Union Cabinet has approved the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Modified UDAN with a Rs 28,840 crore outlay for 2026–2036, aiming to strengthen regional aviation and address viability issues in earlier phases. The Modified UDAN scheme, introduced in the Union Budget 2025–26, is a revamped version of the UDAN (Ude Desh ka […]
Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (lVFRT) Scheme
Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (lVFRT) Scheme: The Union cabinet approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (lVFRT) Scheme. The IVFRT platform is aimed at integrating and streamlining immigration, visa issuance, and foreigner registration processes in India through a secure, technology-driven framework. It was approved for a period of five […]
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report, 2025
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report, 2025: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report for 2025. The PLFS was launched by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in 2017 to estimate key employment and unemployment indicators. It provides data in two formats: Usual Status (ps+ss), […]
Fall in Gold Prices
Fall in Gold Prices: Despite the escalation of the West Asian conflict, global and domestic gold prices have witnessed a sharp and anomalous decline. Traditionally, gold acts as a safe-haven asset during geopolitical or financial crises, but current macroeconomic dynamics have forced a deviation from this historical trend.The West Asian conflict has severely disrupted global […]
India Retains 4% Inflation Target for RBI
India Retains 4% Inflation Target for RBI: The Government of India has retained the 4% retail inflation target (with +/- 2% band) for the next 5-year period (1st April, 2026, to 31st March, 2031), reinforcing the flexible inflation targeting (FIT) framework adopted in 2016. This marks the 2nd such extension since March 2021, ensuring long-term […]
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait: Amid the escalating Crisis in West Asia, Iran has threatened to weaponize the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait alongside the Strait of Hormuz, posing a severe risk to global maritime trade and energy security if its territories are invaded.The Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen are geographically and militarily positioned to execute disruptions in the Red […]
