Antaram idukki: A team of researchers has discovered a new genus and species of tiger moth from the southern Western Ghats and named it as Antaram idukki. Antaram idukki belongs to the tiger moth subfamily Arctiinae (Erebidae). It was discovered in Kerala’s Idukki district. It is currently known only from Idukki and is distinguished from […]
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Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2026
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2026: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2026.Recommendations are also invited from certain government entities and offices.Each awardee is given a medal, a cash prize of 1 Lakh and certificate.The awardees are selected by a committee constituted by […]
India Hosts 16th BRICS National Security Advisers Meeting
India Hosts 16th BRICS National Security Advisers Meeting: As the chair of BRICS 2026, India hosted the BRICS National Security Advisers’ (NSA) Meeting in New Delhi. Chaired by India’s NSA Ajit Doval, the high-level conclave took place against the backdrop of significant geopolitical shifts and rising tensions in West Asia. India welcomed the US – […]
Padma Awards 2026 : Second Set
Padma Awards 2026: Second Set The President of India conferred the second set of 65 Padma Awards, 2026, during the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Padma Awards are one of India’s highest civilian honours, conferred in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (exceptional and distinguished service; 2nd-highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna), Padma […]
India’s Emerging Technology Ecosystem
India’s Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Scientists studying the comet 3I/ATLAS have determined that this interstellar visitor is remarkably ancient – formed an estimated 10 to 12 billion years ago in a primordial planetary system.India is increasingly being recognised as an emerging global technology power, moving beyond its earlier image as merely a large digital consumer market.This […]
Prime Minister Released 23rd Instalment of PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Released 23rd Instalment of PM-KISAN: The Prime Minister released over ₹18,880 crore as the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN in West Bengal. Nearly 9.44 crore eligible farmers, including more than 2.18 crore women farmers, received assistance through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system under the PM KISAN Utsav Diwas. PM-KISAN is a Central Sector […]
Dolphin Conservation in Gujarat
Dolphin Conservation in Gujarat: Gujarat has recorded more than 680 dolphins along its 4,087-km coastline, highlighting the State’s growing importance in marine biodiversity conservation.The latest dolphin survey covered major coastal and marine areas of Gujarat, especially the Gulf of Kutch, which has emerged as a key dolphin habitat.Dolphins were recorded across the Marine National Park […]
The Twin Climate and Energy Crises
The Twin Climate and Energy Crises: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a critical address at London Climate Action Week, warning that the world is simultaneously confronting twin climate and energy crises.The UN chief described the modern global landscape as a tale of two crises driven entirely by a shared addiction to fossil fuels. […]
NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’
NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’: Union Home Minister will launch NAFED’s digital auction portal ‘NAFEX.in’ in New Delhi to modernize agricultural auctions and improve transparency in cooperative marketing.NAFEX.in is a digital agricultural auction platform developed by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).It provides an online, transparent, and technology-driven mechanism for conducting auctions […]
Thewa Art
Thewa Art: During Prime Minister of India visit to Slovakia, he gifted Thewa motif cufflinks to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, bringing global attention to Rajasthan’s centuries-old Thewa craft.Thewa is an extraordinary traditional jewelry-making and decorative craft that involves the precise, delicate fusion of hand-carved sheets of pure gold onto vibrant, specially treated molten glass. The […]
