Justice Mission 2025: China’s military moved army, naval, air force, and artillery units around Taiwan recently for its “Justice Mission 2025” drills. It is a large-scale inter-service military exercise by China around Taiwan. It involves coordinated ground, air, navy, and missile units. The activities focussed on “sea-air combat readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, […]
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Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary
Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary: A tiger cub identified as PKT7CP1, rescued three years ago, has been recently sent to Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district for rewilding. It is located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra, near the Dnyanganga River.\ It is part of the Melghat Tiger Reserve. The sanctuary features two lakes. It is […]
Calamaria mizoramensis
Calamaria mizoramensis: A new species of reed snake was recently found in Mizoram, which the researchers named after the state where it was found, calling it Calamaria Mizoramensis. It is a new species of non-venomous reed snake. It was discovered in Mizoram. The new species is nocturnal and semi-fossorial, inhabiting humid, forested hill environments. The […]
Popocatépetl Volcano
Popocatépetl Volcano: A team of scientists obtained first 3D images from inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano. Popocatépetl means “Smoking Mountain” in the Aztec Nahuatl language. It is located in central Mexico. It is on the border of the states of México and Puebla. The volcano lies on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which is the result of […]
Suryastra Rocket System
Suryastra Rocket System: The Indian Army has signed a ₹293 crore contract with private defence manufacturer NIBE Limited, in collaboration with Israel, for the supply of suryastra rocket launcher system. It is India’s first indigenous universal multi-calibre rocket launcher system. It is an advanced long-range rocket launcher system. It is capable of executing precision surface-to-surface […]
Rice Crop
Rice Crop: The Union Agriculture Minister said India’s rice production has reached 150.18 million tonnes, compared to China’s 145.28 million tonnes. Rice is a tropical crop and the staple food for the majority of the Indian population. It is primarily a Kharif crop, grown during the southwest monsoon season (June to October) but it can […]
Somnath Swabhiman Parv
Somnath Swabhiman Parv: The Prime Minister stated that the thousand-year survival of the Somnath temple symbolizes India’s indomitable spirit, as the nation celebrates Somnath Swabhiman Parv (1026–2026) for a millennium of unbroken faith and resilience. The Somnath Temple, located at Prabhas Patan on Gujarat’s coast, is the first Jyotirling among the 12 holy Shiva Jyotirlingas, […]
Himalaya climate funding
Himalaya climate funding: A recent synthesis report by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has estimated that India needs about $102 billion annually to bridge climate adaptation and mitigation gaps in the Himalayan region amid accelerating climate risks. The estimate emerges from ICIMOD’s synthesis based on the First Determination Report (2020) submitted to the […]
First meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board
First meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board: The first meeting of the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) was held in Mumbai under the chairmanship of Sanjay Malhotra, marking the operationalisation of the new payments governance framework.The Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) is the statutory body through which the Reserve Bank of India exercises regulatory and supervisory powers […]
World’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory
World’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory: India has inaugurated the world’s second National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) and the world’s fifth National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration at CSIR–NPL, New Delhi.The National Environmental Standard Laboratory is an apex national facility for testing, calibration, and certification of air pollution monitoring equipment under Indian climatic […]
