Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre: India has inaugurated the Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre at Nathatop, Jammu & Kashmir, marking a major milestone in global climate science. Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre is located at an altitude of 2,250 meters above sea level in Nathatop, chosen […]
Tag: 10th Apr 2025
Adenium obesum
Adenium obesum: Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu is making inroads in cultivating Adenium obesum, more popularly known as ‘desert rose’, a unique flowering plant that has drawn major attention for its novelty as an ornamental houseplant. The Adenium obesum, commonly known as the Desert Rose, is a succulent shrub in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It […]
Akash Air Defence Missile System
Akash Air Defence Missile System: India recently offered the indigenous Akash air defence missile system to the UAE. Akash Air Defence Missile System is a Short Range Surface to Air Missile System to protect vulnerable areas and points from air attacks. It was indigenously designed and developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) […]
Arctic Biome
Arctic Biome: The 2024 Arctic Report Card by the US NOAA confirms this trend, noting that frequent fires and fossil fuel pollution are turning the Arctic tundra into a carbon source. The Arctic tundra is a treeless plain with permafrost within a meter of the soil surface. Summers cause only the top layer to thaw, […]
Rafale-M Jets
Rafale-M Jets: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by the Prime Minister, approved a ₹63,000-crore deal for procuring 26 Rafale-M fighter jets from France for the Indian Navy. Initially, under the MMRCA tender (2007), India planned to acquire 126 jets with technology transfer, which was shelved in 2015. A direct deal in 2016 led […]
Matter and Anti-matter : New Study
Matter and Anti-matter : New Study Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment reported confirmed evidence of Charge-Parity (CP) violation in a class of particles called baryons. This is the first statistically significant confirmation of CP violation in baryons, marking a potential breakthrough in understanding the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. Matter is […]
De-Extinction of Dire Wolf
De-Extinction of Dire Wolf: A U.S.-based biotech firm, Colossal Biosciences, claimed the birth of three genetically engineered wolf pups, marking the first-ever attempt at “de-extinction” of the extinct dire wolf species after 12,500 years.De-extinction refers to the process of reviving extinct species using advanced biotechnological methods such as: Gene editing (e.g., CRISPR-Cas9). Ancient DNA sequencing […]
Palna Scheme
Palna Scheme: The 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwada began on April, with a spotlight on early childhood nutrition, and the government’s Palna Scheme is being promoted as a key childcare intervention under Mission Shakti.Palna is a centrally sponsored scheme that provides quality crèche services for children aged 6 months to 6 years, especially for working […]
One State, One RRB Policy
One State, One RRB Policy: The Ministry of Finance has notified the amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across 10 states and 1 union territory under the “One State, One RRB” policy, effective from May 1, 2025, reducing the total number of RRBs to 28.A reform initiative of the Department of Financial Services aimed […]
World’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida city
World’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida city: Japan’s West Japan Railway Company unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida city. The new Hatsushima station was built in under six hours, showcasing cutting-edge construction innovation.3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing is a technique of creating three-dimensional objects by layering materials based on a digital […]
