Lake Neuchatel: In an amazing find for archaeology, over 1,000 Roman artefacts have been recently uncovered in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, offering an insight into life at the time of the Roman Empire. It is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland. It is nestled at the foot of the Jura Mountains. It was formed during […]
Baisakhi Festival
Baisakhi Festival: The festival of Baisakhi is being celebrated in Punjab with devotion, enthusiasm and brotherhood. Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi, is the popular spring harvest festival which is celebrated in Northern India, especially by the Sikh/Punjabi community. It is traditionally observed on the first day of the month of Vaishakha in the Hindu solar […]
Bankey Bihari Temple
Bankey Bihari Temple: The Supreme Court recently made it clear that it would not make “any structural changes” to the present arrangement with regard to religious practices at the famous Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is located in the holy city of Vrindavan in the […]
Arachnids : Study
Arachnids : Study A fossil harvestman identified using advanced imaging techniques shows that extinct arachnid lineages once lived in Europe. Arachnids are chelicerates, one of the five groups of the phylum Arthropoda, which loosely means ‘jointed foot’. These arthropods are primarily carnivorous, wingless, and have 8 legs. Like all arthropods, arachnids have segmented bodies, tough […]
Bonus Issue : LIC
Bonus Issue : LIC India’s largest insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India, recently announced the first ever bonus issue. A bonus issue, also known as a scrip issue or a capitalization issue, occurs when a company listed on a stock exchange decides to offer free additional shares to the existing shareholders. The company decides the […]
Millipede
Millipede: A recent study has revealed the self-cleaning mechanism similar to the famous ‘lotus effect’ (the natural self-cleaning property of lotus leaves) to stay clean by green pill millipede, a species endemic to the Western Ghats. Millipedes are cylindrical or slightly flattened invertebrates. They constitute the class Diplopoda within the subphylum Myriapoda. The name ‘millipede’ […]
Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis
Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis: New species of bent-toed gecko has been discovered in Assam and reseaechers named it as “Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis”. It is a species of bent-toed gecko. It belongs to the Cyrtodactylus genus which is amongst the largest groups of geckos worldwide. It has been found near Raimona National Park in Kokrajhar district, Assam and named […]
e-SafeHER Initiative
e-SafeHER Initiative: The e-SafeHER Cyber Security Awareness Programme was launched to enable one million women in rural India to safely participate in the digital ecosystem strengthening inclusive and secure digital access. It is a cybersecurity training initiative aimed at building a gender-responsive, community-led model of digital safety and inclusion, particularly targeting rural women. Anchored under […]
9th Indian Ocean Conference
9th Indian Ocean Conference: At the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Mauritius, India reaffirmed its firm opposition to the targeting of civilians, infrastructure, and commercial shipping amid the escalating 2026 West Asia conflict, while calling for de-escalation and stability. No delegate attended from the Maldives, as diplomatic ties between Mauritius and the Maldives have been […]
Government Notifies Startup India FoF 2.0
Government Notifies Startup India FoF 2.0: The government notified Startup India Fund of Funds (FoF) 2.0 with a ₹10,000 crore corpus to mobilise capital for startups and strengthen India’s innovation ecosystem. It builds on the earlier Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS 1.0, 2016) under the Startup India Action Plan to address funding gaps. Objective […]
