Karbi Anglong Ginger: Assam Agriculture Minister flagged off the first export of GI-tagged Karbi Anglong Ginger to London. It is grown as an important cash crop in Singhasan Hills of Karbi Anglong district of Assam. It is cultivated using the age-old system of Jhum and Tila cultivation. Properties of Karbi Anglong Ginger: It is one […]
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Musa sikkimensis
Musa sikkimensis: Researchers at Nagaland University highlighted genetic richness of wild banana Musa sikkimensis for climate-resilient farming. It is a wild banana species. It is native to the Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India. It is commonly known as the ‘Darjeeling banana’ or ‘Sikkim banana’, It is a tall, evergreen perennial plant that belongs to […]
World Wildlife Day 2026
World Wildlife Day 2026: The Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s commitment to wildlife conservation and sustainable practices on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. It is observed every year on March 3 to celebrate wild animals and plants and recognize the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet. It was established by […]
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary: The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is set to host the second edition of the two-day ‘Indian Bison Fest’. It is situated in the Bargarh district of Odisha. It is located near Hirakud Dam (the longest dam in India and the longest earthen dam in the world) on the Mahanadi River. It is historically […]
NITI Aayog-JICA Cooperation on SDGs
NITI Aayog-JICA Cooperation on SDGs: NITI Aayog and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Record of Discussions (RoD) for the “Project for Promotion of the Program for Japan-India Cooperative Actions Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Phase II”.The project aims to strengthen policy frameworks and implementation systems across six key themes, i.e., Global […]
Forest owlet
Forest owlet: In Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh forest owl has been spotted 113 years after it was last seen. It is a member of the typical owl family, Strigidae. It is mainly found in tropical and subtropical moist lowland woods, dense deciduous woodlands, open dry deciduous teak woods and tropical and subtropical dry […]
Carbon-14
Carbon-14: Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben’s discovery of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 in 1940 helped usher in a new era of dating artifacts from past civilizations. Carbon has three main isotopes: carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14. The first two are stable. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon. It is created in the atmosphere through the […]
Gitchak nakana
Gitchak nakana: A new groundwater fish species, ‘Gitchak Nakana’, has been recently discovered in Assam. It is a new species of groundwater fish. It belongs to a newly described genus within the family Cobitidae (loaches). Named Gitchak nakana, the species draws from the Garo language, “Gitchak” meaning red, referencing its striking blood-red live colour, and […]
International Climate Initiative
International Climate Initiative: India and Germany launched a new Large Grant project for India, which has a funding volume of up to EUR 20 million under the International Climate Initiative. It is an important part of the German government’s international climate finance commitment. It was established in 2008. It operates within the framework of the […]
Impatiens nagorum
Impatiens nagorum: A team of botanists recently discovered and described a new species of flowering plant named Impatiens nagorum from Northeast India. It is a new species of flowering plant. It was discovered in Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary in Nagaland. The species name “nagorum” honours the Naga tribes of Nagaland. Impatiens — commonly known as balsams […]
