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 […]
Category: Current Affairs
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 […]
Druzhba Pipeline
Druzhba Pipeline: The Druzhba pipeline that carries Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia has been repaired and can resume operations, the Ukrainian President has announced recently, ending a months-long standoff between Kyiv and Budapest. The Druzhba Pipeline, also known as the Friendship Pipeline, is one of the biggest crude oil pipeline networks in […]
Stauranthera aureoglossa
Stauranthera aureoglossa: A team of botanists recently discovered a new plant species with a unique ‘golden tongue’ in the shaded streams of the Himalayas, named Stauranthera aureoglossa. It is a new plant species. It was discovered in the dense, mid-elevation evergreen forests of the Kamle and Upper Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a […]
Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary
Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary: The Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh was designated as a Ramsar site, taking India’s total to 99. It is located in Uttar Pradesh. It is a typical monsoonal wetland of the Gangetic plains. It is a fresh water perennial water body that came into existence after the formation […]
