Veteran Filmmaker Phillip Noyce Honored with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Veteran Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce, renowned for his acclaimed works such as Clear and Present Danger, Salt, and Rabbit-Proof Fence, will be honored with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival, which will […]
Category: Current Affairs
Mine Opening Permission module
Mine Opening Permission module: The Ministry of Coal has launched the Mine Opening Permission module on the Single Window Clearance System (SWCS) portal, enhancing the approval process for opening coal mines. Inaugurated by Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt on November 7, 2024, this digital initiative aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a “Viksit Bharat” […]
Lightning Strikes : More Common And Deadlier
Lightning Strikes : More Common And Deadlier Climate change is making lightning strikes around the world more common and deadlier. Strikes are possible because electrical charges can build up in a cloud beyond the ability of air to keep resisting their movement. It is an electrical discharge between charged particles in a cloud and the […]
Hokersar Wetland : In News
Hokersar Wetland : In News Lack of water due to excess deficit rainfall at the Hokersar wetland in the Kashmir Valley in recent years has impacted the arrival of migratory bird populations in the region. Hokersar Wetland is known as the ‘Queen Wetland of Kashmir’, Hokersar (also known as Hokera) is a designated Ramsar site […]
Sutlej River : Pollution
Sutlej River : Pollution Anger mounts in Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan, against alleged pollution in the river Sutlej, which they blame on factories in the neighbouring Punjab. It is the longest of the five tributaries of the Indus River. It is also known as “Satadree”. The Sutlej River is primarily located to the north of […]
Eurasian Otter : Rescue Operation
Eurasian Otter : Rescue Operation A rescue operation conducted by the Pune Forest Department and RESQ Charitable Trust has revealed a rare Eurasian Otter in Indapur, Pune District, a species previously unrecorded in this area. The Eurasian otter, also known as the European otter, Eurasian River otter, common otter, and Old-World otter, is a semiaquatic […]
Toto Tribe : Fighting For Identity
Toto Tribe : Fighting For Identity Totos, one of the smallest tribes in the world, are fighting for identity and suffering from infrastructure woes. Toto Tribe is an aboriginal Indo-Bhutanese tribe concentrated in the village of Totopara in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. The Totopara village falls under the periphery of the Jaldapara Wildlife […]
Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal: China recently released geographic coordinates marking baselines around the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Scarborough Shoal (also known in English as the Scarborough Reef) is an oceanic coral atoll that developed on top of a seamount into a triangle shape in the eastern part of the South China Sea. […]
Arpactophilus pulawskii : New Species Of aphid wasp
Arpactophilus pulawskii : New Species Of aphid wasp Researchers have identified a new species of aphid wasp, Arpactophilus pulawskii, in Nagaland’s Khuzama district. It is a new species of aphid wasp (target aphids as prey). It was discovered in Nagaland’s Khuzama district at an altitude of over 1,800 meters. Arpactophilus species are primarily native to […]
Kayakalp Scheme
Kayakalp Scheme: The Rajasthan College Education Commissionerate has directed 20 government colleges to get the front facade of their buildings and entry halls painted orange under the Kayakalp Scheme. Kayakalp Scheme is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on May 15, 2015, under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to promote cleanliness […]
