Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS): India and Australia launched the Australia-India Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS). Partnership on Cyber, Critical Technologies and Supply Chains (PACTS) is a new framework aimed at strengthening cooperation in cyber security, critical technologies, resilient supply chains and defence research. It replaces the […]
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Mission Drishti Loses Communication After Solar Storm
Mission Drishti Loses Communication After Solar Storm: Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite lost communication after developing an anomaly caused by a geomagnetic solar storm. Preliminary analysis indicates that radiation from the storm affected a critical onboard system during the final stage of the Launch and Early Orbit Phase.Drishti was the world’s first satellite […]
Kwar Hydroelectric Project : In News
Kwar Hydroelectric Project: In News The heavy rainfall triggered a major landslide near the under-construction 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir recently. Kwar Hydroelectric Project is a 540 MW hydropower project located on the Chenab River in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is […]
Guwahati Declaration
Guwahati Declaration: The BRICS nations recently adopted the Guwahati Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen cooperation to prevent and combat illicit drug trafficking and related organised transnational crime. Guwahati Declaration was adopted by the BRICS nations to strengthen cooperation against illicit drug trafficking and related transnational organized crime. The declaration was adopted at the conclusion […]
Bintang Adipurna
Bintang Adipurna: Prime Minister of India was recently conferred with Indonesia’s highest honour ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’ medal for his role in strengthening the ties between both the countries. The Bintang Adipurna (First Class of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia) is Indonesia’s highest civilian honor conferred by the President of […]
Egyptian Vulture
Egyptian Vulture: It was observed that once familiar in villages, temple towns, grazing lands and rocky cliffs across Southern India, the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) has almost disappeared from much of its range. Egyptian Vulture is one of the world’s smallest vultures. It inhabits open, arid areas near humans, with plenty of food options. It […]
Leucine
Leucine: Researchers said that branched chain amino acids leucine acts like a protective shield and inhibits the premature degradation of outer mitochondrial membrane proteins. Leucine is an essential amino acid. It belongs to the family of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) such as isoleucine and valine. These are needed for the growth and functioning of […]
Himalayan Pangolin
Himalayan Pangolin: Researchers have revalidated and concluded that the Himalayan pangolin (Manis aurita) is a distinct extant species, separate from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Himalayan Pangolin scientific name is Manis aurita It went through a demographic contraction around the 14th century, coinciding with the onset of the Little Ice Age in the Himalayan region. […]
Performance Grading Index
Performance Grading Index: The Union Ministry of Education released the Report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs (PGI-S) and Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2025-26. Performance Grading Index is an index that measures the performance of states in school education undertaken by the Department of School Education &Literacy (DoSEL). PGI strives to […]
Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea: UK fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it “repeatedly approached” a carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea. Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, bordered by Norway, Greenland and Iceland. The Barents Sea(northeast), separated from the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest by a submarine ridge that […]
