Sone River : Bodies of two persons Found Bodies of two persons, who had gone missing while bathing in the Sone river on the occasion of the Chhath festival, were fished out in Jharkhand’s Palamu district recently. The Sone River, also called Son, is a principal southern tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River after the […]
Category: Current Affairs
INS Mahe
INS Mahe: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) recently delivered the first of the eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC), INS Mahe, indigenously designed and built by it to the Indian Navy. It is the first of the eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) of the Indian Navy. It is indigenously designed and built by […]
Ollo Tribe
Ollo Tribe: In an effort to promote self-reliance and inclusive growth, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles recently launched a skill-based initiative to empower women of the Ollo tribe under Operation Sadbhavana. It is an indigenous tribe inhabiting the Laju Circle of the Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, and parts of Myanmar. The […]
CMS-03 Satellite
CMS-03 Satellite: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch military communications satellite CMS-03 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. CMS-03 Satellite is a communication satellite, also known as GSAT-7R, and will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). It is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a […]
CRYODIL
CRYODIL: Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed a ready-to-use, egg yolk-free solution – CRYODIL. CRYODIL is an egg yolk-free, ready to use semen extender for buffaloes. It is developed by the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), […]
National Crises Management Committee
National Crises Management Committee: The Cabinet Secretary chaired a meeting of the National Crises Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness for the impending cyclone in Bay of Bengal. It is established under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 by the central government. The committee shall be the apex body for dealing with the situation arising out […]
White-Cheeked Partridge
White-Cheeked Partridge: A White-cheeked Partridge (Arborophila atrogularis) was rescued near Dehing Patkai National Park. White-Cheeked Partridge is a species of partridge in the family Phasianidae. It inhabits dense undergrowth in primary and secondary evergreen forest; this sometimes includes adjacent areas of scrub, bamboo, grassland and cultivated land. In India, the species occurs generally at altitudes […]
India’s First National Policy on Geothermal Energy
India’s First National Policy on Geothermal Energy: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched India’s first National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025, aiming to tap India’s vast but underutilized geothermal potential to advance the nation’s Net Zero 2070 commitment, ensure energy security, and diversify its renewable energy mix.Geothermal energy refers to the […]
Rani Chennamma of Kittur
Rani Chennamma of Kittur: The Government of India marked 200 years of Rani Chennamma’s historic victory at Kittur (1824) with the release of a special Rs 200 commemorative coin celebrating her courage and leadership against British rule. Rani Chennamma was born on 23rd October 1778, in Kakati village (Belagavi district, Karnataka) to a Lingayat family. […]
China’s Wildlife Diplomacy
China’s Wildlife Diplomacy: China’s “Wildlife Diplomacy” has entered a new phase, with the loan of golden snub-nosed monkeys(Rhinopithecus roxellana) to European zoos (in France and Belgium) under a 10‑year agreement. These monkeys, unique to central China, are being positioned as new “animal ambassadors” potentially a successor to China’s famous panda diplomacy. China’s long‑standing use of […]
