India’s Water Conservation Drive: A focused nationwide campaign is being carried out from 4th July to 4th August 2026 to promote rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, restoration of traditional water bodies, plantation activities and public participation.The campaign comes in response to the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat appeal to conserve every drop of rain and sustain […]
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World AI Cooperation Organization
World AI Cooperation Organization: At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) held in Shanghai, China announced the operational launch of the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO).The establishment of WAICO, signed by 29 countries, marks China’s most significant attempt to influence global Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance by creating an alternative institutional framework focused on inclusive […]
Canada-India Defence Collaboration
Canada-India Defence Collaboration: Canadian High Commissioner to India Chris Cooter outlined a strategic framework to expand defence and high-technology partnerships between Ottawa and New Delhi.Canada-India defence collaboration is an emerging strategic alignment between two major democracies to diversify supply chains, co-develop advanced military platforms, and secure critical natural resources.Driven by changing global geopolitics and vulnerabilities […]
India’s First Immersive Language Museum
India’s First Immersive Language Museum: India’s first immersive language museum, the Museum of Word, was recently opened at the National Library. India’s First Immersive Language Museum, Museum of Word, also known as Shabdalok, at the National Library campus in Kolkata, is India’s first immersive language museum. It was developed by the National Library under the […]
Aral Sea
Aral Sea: Drying of the Aral Sea has released more than 200 teragrams of carbon from exposed lake-bed sediments, turning a once-stable carbon reservoir into an active source of greenhouse gases, according to a new study. Aral Sea is a saline lake in Central Asia straddling the boundary between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the south […]
Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary: Assam’s Hoollongapar Sanctuary, which is home to the endangered western hoolock gibbon, is also one of the richest butterfly habitats in the state where several of the rare winged beauties are found, says a new book. Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Jorhat district of Assam. It is named […]
Narwar Fort
Narwar Fort: A daring overnight theft at Madhya Pradesh’s Narwar Fort has left authorities scrambling after a 3,000 kg Scindia-era cannon was recently stolen by an armed gang. Narwar Fort is a historical fort located in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is spread atop the Vindhya ranges. Madhav National Park is located a […]
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey: The Prime Minister recently paid tributes to the great revolutionary Mangal Pandey ji on his birth anniversary. Mangal Pandey was a brave Indian soldier during the pre-independence era. His attack on British officers on March 29, 1857 is widely regarded as one of the earliest triggers of the Revolt of 1857, referred to […]
Mexico : In News
Mexico : In News A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific. Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. It shares its land border with the United States of America to the north and with Guatemala and Belize to […]
Electronic Gold Receipts
Electronic Gold Receipts: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) introduced Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) which is a new exchange-traded segment for buying and selling gold in electronic form. Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) are exchange-traded securities representing ownership of physical gold (specified purity) stored in SEBI-regulated vaults. They can be held electronically in a demat […]
