Grey Rhino Event: Kerala’s Wayanad landslide (July 2024) has been described as a “grey rhino event” by scientists in the report Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives (Sept 2025), highlighting how policymakers ignored years of warnings about ecological fragility and rainfall risks. A “grey rhino” is a highly probable, high-impact event that is visible and foreseeable but […]
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Australia approved the world’s first vaccine to save koalas from Chlamydia
Australia approved the world’s first vaccine to save koalas from Chlamydia: Koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.Koalas are asocial animals, congregating only during the breeding season.They spend most of their time eating […]
Salamis Bay
Salamis Bay: INS Trikand, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, reached Salamis Bay, Greece. It will participate in the first-ever bilateral maritime exercise between India and Greece to boost interoperability and naval cooperation.Salamis Bay is natural bay on the west coast of Salamis Island, Greece, connected to the Saronic Gulf.It is Situated in the […]
Certificate of Deposit
Certificate of Deposit: Issuance of certificates of deposit (CDs) by banks has fallen sharply in the last few months, pushing mutual funds to explore alternative money market instruments such as treasury bills and commercial papers to park funds. Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a fixed-income financial tool that is governed by the Reserve Bank of […]
Bairabi-Sairang Rail Line
Bairabi-Sairang Rail Line: The Prime Minister recently inaugurated Mizoram’s first-ever railway line, the Bairabi–Sairang broad-gauge project, marking a historic moment in the state’s connectivity journey. Bairabi-Sairang Rail Line extends connectivity from Bairabi on the Assam–Mizoram border to Sairang, just 20 km from Aizawl (capital of Mizoram), directly linking the state capital with India’s railway network […]
National Botanical Research Institute : New Research
National Botanical Research Institute: New Research The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) recently achieved a breakthrough by cultivating the exotic flower, Eustoma, native to Mexico and America, in Odisha after successfully growing it on its campus in Lucknow. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is amongst one of the constituent research institutes of the Council of […]
STAR Missile
STAR Missile: STAR ends India’s dependence on expensive imported target systems for missile training. The Supersonic TARget (STAR) missile is an indigenous, high-speed missile designed to simulate realistic threats for training India’s armed forces. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Unlike combat missiles, STAR doesn’t aim to destroy enemy targets—instead, […]
Amrit Sarovar Mission : Data
Amrit Sarovar Mission : Data The Government recently informed that over 68 thousand ponds have been created under the Amrit Sarovar Mission. It was launched in April 2022 to construct or rejuvenate 75 Amrit Sarovars (ponds) in each district of the country as a part of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. It helps […]
Brown Trout
Brown Trout: The Kashmir fisheries department plans to reintroduce the Brown trout back into the Valley for game. The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus Salmo. It has been widely introduced globally as a game fish. It is one of the […]
AI-based Weather Forecasting Program
AI-based Weather Forecasting Program: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW) launched AI-based monsoon forecasts via SMS (m-Kisan) to nearly 3.8 crore farmers across 13 states this year. AI-Based Weather Forecasting Program was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Under this initiative AI-based monsoon forecasts was sent using m-Kisan portal. This […]
