Mount Fentale: Mount Fentale volcano in Ethiopia is spewing unusually large volumes of methane from its crater, according to satellite measurements of the potent greenhouse gas. It is a stratovolcano located in Awash National Park in the Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It rises approximately 600 m from the floor of the Rift Valley, and the lavas […]
Petrification
Petrification: Geologists and forest officials recently unearthed a rare and well-preserved petrified fossil at Rajmahal Hills near Barmasia village in Pakur district, Jharkhand. Petrification (petros means stone) occurs when the organic matter is completely replaced by minerals and the fossil is turned to stone. This generally occurs by filling the pores of the tissue and […]
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault received more than 14,000 new seed samples. It is the largest backup facility for the world’s crop diversity. Svalbard is the Norwegian archipelago half way between the Northern pole and Mainland Norway. The Seed Vault’s objective is to safeguard as much of the world’s unique crop […]
Kundi Water Harvest System
Kundi Water Harvest System: The Kundi traditional Water Harvest System is an excellent example of how local knowledge and architectural ingenuity can address environmental challenges in water scarce region. The kundi (also known as a kund) is a traditional rainwater harvesting system that is predominantly found in desert regions in Rajasthan, India. This system is […]
Cali Fund
Cali Fund: The ‘Cali Fund’ was launched at the resumed 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome. It is a new international fund has been created to help protect biodiversity. It will collect money from private companies. These companies use genetic data from nature in their […]
SPHEREx Telescope
SPHEREx Telescope: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is tentatively scheduled to launch its new megaphone-shaped space telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) telescope is a megaphone-shaped telescope. Tenure: 2 year It […]
National Green Financing Institution
National Green Financing Institution: The Government is working to set up a National Green Financing Institution to aggregate green finance from different sources and lower the cost of capital to support its net-zero target by 2070.NITI Aayog is evaluating models like NaBFID/NABARD, IREDA, Green InvITs, and global Green Banks for a National Green Financing Institution. […]
Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF)
Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in collaboration with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) has launched a report on the Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF). The report, part of CDRI’s study on National and Sub-national Disaster Risk & Resilience Assessment, aims to enhance the resilience […]
Death Anniversary of VD Savarkar
Death Anniversary of VD Savarkar: The Prime Minister paid tributes to VD Savarkar on his death anniversary on 26th February 2025. He passed away in Mumbai on 26th February 1966.VD Savarkar was a nationalist, revolutionary, and writer who played a key role in India’s independence and shaped nationalist ideology .Founded Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India […]
NSO Time Use Survey 2024
NSO Time Use Survey 2024: The National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), has released Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024, the second such nationwide survey after the first conducted in 2019. The survey highlights rising women’s employment, greater male caregiving, and increased leisure time, signaling evolving gender roles in […]
