Curiosity Rover: The Curiosity rover, part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, has found a mix of organic molecules on Mars. It is a U.S. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars. It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket in 2011. It has been moving around the Gale crater and Mount Sharp […]
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Atal Pension Yojana : Achivement
Atal Pension Yojana : Achivement The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing total gross enrollments of nine crore subscribers. It is a flagship social security scheme of the Government of India. It was launched in 2015, with the vision of establishing a universal social security system for all Indians. It […]
Limnonectes motijheel
Limnonectes motijheel: Indian scientists recently discovered a rare, fanged mud-nesting frog, Limnonectes Motijheel, in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Limnonectes motijheel is a new species of frog. It was discovered from Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after Motijheel Lake, known for its rich amphibian diversity. It belongs to a group commonly […]
INS Nireekshak
INS Nireekshak: INS Nireekshak recently arrived in Colombo to participate in the fourth edition of the India–Sri Lanka Diving Exercise (DIVEX 2026). It is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy. Built by Mazgaon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was commissioned […]
Online Gaming Authority of India
Online Gaming Authority of India: The government recently constituted the Online Gaming Authority of India, comprising six members. It is a regulatory body established under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025. The authority will be a digital office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It will […]
Santiaguito Volcano
Santiaguito Volcano: A group of hikers were forced to flee as Guatemala’s Santiaguito Volcano erupted recently, throwing rocks into the air around them. It is an active volcano located in western Guatemala near the city of Quetzaltenango. It was created in the wake of the Santa María Volcano’s 1902 eruption. The Santiaguito lava-dome complex is […]
Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI)
Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI): The Gujarat government recently announced the Narcotics Analysis & RAG-based Investigation Tool (NARIT-AI), designed to help law enforcement agencies in handling complex narcotics cases under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act framework. It is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based investigation tool launched by the Gujarat Police, making […]
Prajna System
Prajna System: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs recently received an indigenously developed AI-enabled satellite imaging system, ‘Prajna’. It is an indigenously developed satellite imaging system to enhance the real-time decision support for the security agencies. The AI-enabled system was developed by the DRDO’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR). It is intended to […]
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary: Sewage from commercial activities related to religious tourism in Kollur has emerged as a threat to the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Udupi district, with the depleted Souparnika river carrying sewage and sludge to the core area in summer. It is located in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The sanctuary is named after […]
Aspero
Aspero: Archaeologists in Peru recently uncovered a structure at Áspero that appears to have been used to observe the sky, adding detail to what is known about early scientific practices in the Caral Civilisation. It is a late preceramic archaeological site associated with the Norte Chico civilization (also called Caral-Supe civilization), one of the […]
