Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023-2025: The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Centre released a Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023-2025 report highlighting intensifying drought hotspots between 2023–2025. Droughts have intensified across Africa, the Mediterranean, Latin America, and Asia — termed “slow-moving catastrophes.” Over 90 million people in […]
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Satkosia Tiger Reserve
Satkosia Tiger Reserve: The Odisha government recently floated a tender for the construction of a high-level bridge over the Mahanadi river near the ecologically sensitive Satkosia tiger reserve. It is located in the heartland of Odisha and spread over four districts, viz. Angul, Cuttack, Boudh, and Nayagarh. It comprises two adjoining sanctuaries, namely Baisipalli Sanctuary […]
Australian Bat Lyssavirus
Australian Bat Lyssavirus: A death was reported due to Australian bat lyssavirus. Australian Bat Lyssavirus is a rare but deadly virus that can be transmitted from bats to humans through bites or scratches. It is closely related to the rabies virus and was first identified in 1996 in a fruit bat in northern New South […]
Pethia dibrugarhensis
Pethia dibrugarhensis: A team of scientists has discovered a new species of cyprinid fish in the Brahmaputra river at Maijan in Dibrugarh and named it as ‘Pethia dibrugarhensis’. Pethia dibrugarhensis is a member of the Cyprinidae family and is classified as a It was found inhabiting moderately fast-flowing sections of the river, with a substrate […]
17th BRICS Summit
17th BRICS Summit: India’s Prime Minister of India participated in the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil, where Indonesia was welcomed as a full BRICS member. The summit also saw adoption of the Rio de Janeiro Declaration focused on global governance reforms and sustainable development.BRICS is an intergovernmental forum of emerging economies initially comprising Brazil, Russia, […]
Penico: Peru’s Newly Unearthed Ancient City
Penico: Peru’s Newly Unearthed Ancient City: Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old ancient city named Penico in northern Peru. It likely served as a major trade centre linking Pacific, Andean, and Amazonian cultures after the decline of the Caral civilization. Penico: Peru’s Newly Unearthed Ancient City s Located in: Barranca Province, northern Peru, ~200 km north […]
Nipah virus (NiV)
Nipah virus (NiV): Kerala has launched a serological survey to investigate the recurring outbreaks of Nipah virus (NiV), especially in high-risk zones of northern Kerala, where the virus has reappeared for the eighth time in eight years.Nipah is a zoonotic virus that spreads from animals (mainly bats) to humans. It causes illnesses ranging from mild […]
SEBI Bans Jane Street
SEBI Bans Jane Street: US-based Jane Street, a prominent proprietary trading firm, has been banned by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for engaging in manipulative trading practices that disrupted market integrity and resulted in massive illegal profits. Manipulative Trading: Jane Street executed trades in the derivatives (futures) segment not to profit from market […]
High-Efficiency Material for Next-Gen Energy Storage
High-Efficiency Material for Next-Gen Energy Storage: Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru & Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have developed a lanthanum-doped silver niobate-based energy storage material, which has enhanced the performance of supercapacitors. Lanthanum-Doped Silver Niobate Energy Storage Material is an advanced nanostructured compound made by doping silver niobate (AgNbO₃), a lead-free […]
Polar Anticyclone
Polar Anticyclone: Chile and Argentina ranked among the coldest places on Earth, outside the polar regions as polar anticyclone grips region. Polar Anticyclone is a wind system associated with a region in which high atmospheric pressure develops over or in the vicinity of the poles. The polar anticyclone is strongest in the cold season of […]
