Ghost Sharks: Researchers recently identified a new ghost shark species named Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish in the Chatham Rise region near New Zealand. Ghost sharks, also known as chimaeras and spookfish, are a group of cartilaginous fish closely related to sharks and rays. They genetically diverged from their shark relatives nearly 400 million years ago. They […]
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CSIRT-Power
CSIRT-Power: The Union Minister for Power inaugurated the Computer Security Incident Response Team for the power sector (CSIRT-Power) in New Delhi. CSIRT-Power was launched in collaboration with CERT-In and it is in alignment with the National Cyber Security Policy of 2013. It will serve as the central agency for responding to cyber incidents and ensuring […]
Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve
Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve: The Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) lost its dominant male tiger, T9, recently. Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) spans 653.67 sq.km. across the Gondia and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra. It is located in the heart of the central Indian Tiger Landscape, which contributes almost 1/6 of the total tiger population of the country. Declared […]
Fjord
Fjord: A diesel fuel spill from a ship that sank recently spreads to the Greenland fjord. A fjord is a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland. Fjords are often set in a U-shaped valleywith steep walls of rock on either side. Fjords are found mainly in Norway, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, […]
World Rhino Day 2024
World Rhino Day 2024: World Rhino Day is celebrated on September 22 every year. This special day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGO, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.
First CO2-To-Methanol Pilot Plant
First CO2-To-Methanol Pilot Plant: The foundation stone for India’s first of its kind CO2-to-Methanol pilot plant with an overall capacity of 1.4 Tons Per Day (TPD) was unveiled virtually by Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, at Thermax Limited premises in Pune, Maharashtra.
Greater One-Horned Rhino : In News
Greater One-Horned Rhino : In News: Kaziranga and other protected habitats of the one-horned rhinoceros in Assam recorded an 86% drop in poaching of the herbivore since 2016, the Chief Minister said recently. Greater One-Horned Rhino also known as Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the three Asian rhinos and, together with African white rhinos, […]
Beach Campaign 2024 in Mumbai
Beach Campaign 2024 in Mumbai: The Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav, led the country in this year’s Clean the Beach Campaign on the occasion of the International Coastal Clean-up Day on 21 September 2024. The minister participated in an event to clean the beach at Juhu in Mumbai.
India’s third home-built 700 MWe nuclear reactor achieves criticality
India’s third home-built 700 MWe nuclear reactor achieves criticality: The nuclear power reactor that achieved criticality is the first of a new series of Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be built at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project in Rawatbhata.700 MWe units are the largest indigenous nuclear power reactors built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of […]
Exercise AIKYA
Exercise AIKYA: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Southern Command of the Indian Army organised a two-day national symposium, ‘Exercise AIKYA’, on disaster management in Chennai. Aikya, meaning “Oneness” in Tamil, reflects the exercise’s aim to integrate India’s Disaster Management community. It brought together key stakeholders from across Peninsular India to […]
