Patriot Missile System: Lockheed Martin recently announced it received a shipment of critical components from General Motors for Patriot interceptors, emphasizing the urgency to ramp up production amid ongoing international conflicts. Patriot, short for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a mobile surface-to-air missile defense system. It was originally developed byS. weapons […]
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP)
Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP): Bijalee, an 18-year-old tigress and one of the major crowd-pullers at Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), has died due to age-related health issues recently, taking the tiger count in the national park to 11. Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) is located near Borivali in the northern part of Mumbai, […]
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY): The Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) completed significant progress in improving the welfare of mining-affected communities by utilising funds collected through District Mineral Foundations (DMFs). It was launched on 17th September 2015 to ensure that mining-affected communities receive benefits from mineral extraction through welfare and development […]
Advisory on Regulation of Stem Cell Therapy
Advisory on Regulation of Stem Cell Therapy: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a comprehensive advisory to all States and Union Territories to strictly regulate stem cell therapy, mandating that it can be offered as a standard clinical care only for specific disease conditions approved by the Ministry. The advisory was issued […]
India’s 1st Soil Carbon Payments Initiative
India’s 1st Soil Carbon Payments Initiative: India’s agricultural carbon market reached the farm level as more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana received digital payments for adopting regenerative agricultural practices under the ‘Aadi’ farmer carbon programme. The ‘Aadi’ programme was launched in 2019 by Grow Indigo with technical guidance from Indian Council of […]
Real-World Asset Tokenisation
Real-World Asset Tokenisation: The Government of Maharashtra has proposed the Digitisation and Exchange of Land Token Assets (DELTA) Act to establish a state-backed legal framework for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenisation. The Act aims to make Maharashtra India’s first “tokenised State” by converting physical assets such as land into secure and tradable digital tokens.With land serving […]
Sumatran Elephants
Sumatran Elephants: Large-scale wildfires in Sumatra have increased threats to Sumatran elephants, with hundreds of thousands of hectares of their habitat affected by fires. The fires are worsening habitat fragmentation and increasing extinction risks for the species. The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is a subspecies of Asian elephant classified as Critically Endangered. Only around […]
Vaitarna River : Two teenagers Drowned
Vaitarna River : Two teenagers Drowned Two teenagers recently drowned in the Vaitarna River in Maharashtra’s Palghar district while attempting a reel during the Ganeshotsav holiday.Vaitarna River is one of the west-flowing rivers in the region north of Mumbai and south of the Tapi River.It originates from the southern slopes of the Triambak-Anjaneri hills near […]
Vasai Fort
Vasai Fort: Several Ganesh idols immersed in an artificial pond were allegedly found dumped near the jetty at Vasai Fort recently, sparking outrage among residents.Vasai Fort, also known as the Bassein Fort, is an ancient fort located at Vasai in the suburbs of North Mumbai, Maharashtra.It overlooks the confluence of the Ulhas River.Surrounded by the […]
Battery Energy Storage System
Battery Energy Storage System: NTPC Ltd recently terminated a ₹ 413.37 crore contract awarded to GR Infraprojects Ltd (GRIL) for a 400 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at its Mouda Super Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra. A BESS is a system that stores electrical energy in rechargeable batteries and releases it when power […]
