Pyrite : New Discovery Geologists have discovered a rare, microscopic sunflower-shaped mineral, pyrite, commonly known as fool’s gold, within the lignite coal reserves of Gujarat, India. Pyrite is a naturally occurring iron disulfide mineral. It has the chemical formula FeS2 and is the most common sulfide mineral. It is a brass-yellow mineral with a bright […]
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Stroke : World Health Assembly Resolution
Stroke : World Health Assembly Resolution The World Health Assembly (WHA) recently passed the first-ever resolution on strokes, urging member states to recognise the medical condition as a public health priority. Stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either due to a blockage or bleeding. This lack […]
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre : In News
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre : In News The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) recently identified a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Apple iPhone users whose devices have been lost or stolen, according to an advisory issued by the agency. I4C has been established under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to act as a nodal point […]
Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited
Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited: Hutti Gold Mines, the only functional gold mine in the country, earned a whopping ₹633.34 crores more in 2025-26, thanks to the skyrocketing price of gold in the world market. Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited (HGML) is a Government of Karnataka undertaking established in 1947. It has the unique distinction […]
Rumen Fluke
Rumen Fluke: Around 70 cattle have died in Odisha’s Kendrapada district recently, with the chief district veterinary officer attributing most of the deaths to amphistomes, or rumen flukes disease, locally known as ‘Kurmi’. Rumen flukes are parasites of ruminants and occur worldwide. They have a snail intermediate host. The adult parasites live in the rumen […]
Machkund Hydroelectric Project
Machkund Hydroelectric Project: A major fire broke out at the Machkund Hydroelectric Project located on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border recently. It is a 120 MW hydropower project located in the Koraput district of Odisha along the border with Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats near the well-known Duduma […]
Zwan-Wolf Effect
Zwan-Wolf Effect: NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft recently recorded something Mars has never shown before, which is the Zwan-Wolf effect. Zwan-Wolf Effect is a process where charged particles are squeezed along magnetic structures, known as flux tubes. The Zwan-Wolf effect was discovered in 1976 and has so far only been observed in planetary magnetospheres and not their […]
Blue Straggler Star
Blue Straggler Star: Researchers have made the world’s first confirmed discovery of a blue straggler star hosting a brown dwarf companion in an extraordinarily compact binary system. Blue Straggler Stars are hot, blue, massive stars seem to have a different trajectory of evolution from the norm. These are a class of star observed in old, […]
SHE-MART Initiative : I
SHE-MART Initiative: The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has initiated a nationwide roadmap for the creation of women-led rural marketing ecosystems through SHE-MARTs initiative. SHE-MART (Self Help Entrepreneurs-Marketing Avenues for Rural Transformation) is a Government of India initiative to empower women entrepreneurs by creating community-owned retail outlets within cluster-level federations of self-help groups. It is […]
What is the Captagon?
What is the Captagon? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has intensified its crackdown on transnational drug syndicates, culminating in Operation RAGEPILL, which resulted in India’s first-ever seizure of the psychotropic substance Captagon. The agency arrested the kingpin of an India-Myanmar drug network in Delhi and promoted Himachal Pradesh’s ‘anti-heroin’ model, highlighting India’s shift from local […]
