PM Modi Launched Semicon India 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Semicon India 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, marking a milestone in India’s quest to become a global semiconductor powerhouse. The event, attended by top industry leaders, international delegates, and thousands of students and start-ups, showcased India’s ambition to lead in chip design, manufacturing, and […]
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PM Modi Launched Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh
PM Modi Launched Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited, a landmark initiative aimed at providing affordable, digitally enabled credit access to rural women across Bihar. With an initial capital transfer of ₹105 crore, this new cooperative represents a major boost […]
Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project
Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project: Nineteen workers and officials of the NHPC were rescued after they were trapped inside the tunnel of the 280 MW Dhauliganga hydroelectric project in Pithoragarh’s Dharchula area for almost 22 hours recently. It is a 280 MW hydropower project located on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. […]
Bordeaux Mixture
Bordeaux Mixture: Planters in the Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts of Karnataka are gearing up to apply Bordeaux mixture for the third or fourth time this year, following earlier crop damage caused by unseasonal rainfall. Bordeaux mixture is a bactericide and fungicide made by mixing copper sulfate and lime (calcium hydroxide) with water. Discovered in the […]
Exercise Yudh Kaushal 3.0
Exercise Yudh Kaushal 3.0: The Indian Army recently conducted Exercise Yudh Kaushal 3.0 in the high-altitude Kameng region of Arunachal Pradesh. It was conducted by the Indian Army in the high-altitude Kameng region of Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise demonstrated an impressive integration of advanced technology, operational innovation, and professional expertise by the troops. The large-scale […]
Dioscorea balakrishnanii : Edible Tuber
Dioscorea balakrishnanii : Edible Tuber Researchers from Kerala have identified an edible tuber and named it as Dioscorea balakrishnanii. It is an edible tuber found in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad district of Kerala. It is a new species of the genus Dioscorea. This yam species is locally known as ‘chola kizhangu’among the Kattunayikar […]
Mira Stars
Mira Stars: The most precise determination of the expansion rate of the universe was made using cool, giant variable stars ‘Mira’ by the scientists from Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). Mira, also known as Omicron Ceti, is a star that remarkably changes its brightness over time, in a regular pattern. The name, Mira, […]
Blue Sea Dragon
Blue Sea Dragon: Several beaches in Spain were forced to shut down after an unusual invasion of blue sea dragons. The blue dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) is a type of mollusk known as a nudibranch. They also are known as blue sea slugs, blue angels, and sea swallows. It can be found drifting on the surface […]
Ramon Magsaysay Award, 2025
Ramon Magsaysay Award, 2025: The Ramon Magsaysay Award, 2025 has been announced for ‘Educate Girls’, an Indian organisation that works to educate unprivileged girls across the country. Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s premier prize and highest honor, celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia. The Awardees, annually selected by the RMAF board of […]
Revised methodology for calculating Green Credit for tree plantation
Revised methodology for calculating Green Credit for tree plantation: The Environment Ministry released a revised methodology for calculating Green Credit for tree plantation. Green Credit is a market-based incentive mechanism under the Green Credit Programme (launched Oct 2023) to reward voluntary eco-friendly actions like tree plantation, mangrove restoration, sustainable farming, water conservation, and waste management. […]
