AgriStack: The Finance Minister announced the launch of Bharat-VISTAAR, a multilingual AI tool to integrate the AgriStack portals and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems. AgriStack is a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the farm sector. It is an initiative under the Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM). It comprises three foundational registries or […]
Tag: 14th Feb 2026
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme: The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation informed the Rajya Sabha about the Ayushman sahakar scheme. It is a scheme of the National Cooperative Development Corporation for financial assistance to cooperatives on holistic healthcare infrastructure, education and services. Objectives of the Ayushman Sahakar Scheme: To assist provision of affordable and holistic healthcare […]
Vidyanjali Initiative
Vidyanjali Initiative: The Union Minister of State for Education informed the Rajya Sabha that Vidyanjali initiative has on boarded over 8.5 lakh schools and 5 lakh volunteers. It was launched in 2021 in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. It aims to strengthen government schools through community and private sector participation, enabling greater support […]
Idukki Hydroelectric Project
Idukki Hydroelectric Project: As the Idukki hydroelectric project, Kerala’s largest hydel power project, marks a historic 50-year milestone, the Moolamattom power plant has recorded a total generation of 115,852.672 million units (MU) over the past five decades. It is built across the Periyar River in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is the largest hydroelectric […]
What is a Mud Volcano?
What is a Mud Volcano? A mud volcano suddenly erupted in Diglipur, Andaman Islands, recently. It is a mound of mud heaved up through overlying sediments. The craters are usually shallow and may intermittently erupt mud. These eruptions continuously rebuild the cones, which are eroded relatively easily. Some mud volcanoes are created by hot-spring activity […]
Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary
Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary: The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) recently gave its nod for the use of 4.68 hectares of forest land from the Kapilash wildlife sanctuary for the much-awaited 111 km six-lane capital region ring road (CRRR) project to pass. It is located in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha. It […]
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): India has the scale and momentum to influence how global business responds to climate risk, top executives of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTI) said recently. It is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. Mission: […]
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings: Two researchers recently identified close to 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit and Sanskrit at tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was the burial site of pharaohs, or kings, of ancient Egypt. It was part of the ancient city of Thebes. These pharaohs ruled from 1539 to […]
Continental Mantle Earthquakes
Continental Mantle Earthquakes: Recently the Stanford researchers have produced the first global map of a rare type of earthquake i. e Continental mantle earthquakes. These are seismic events which originate in the mantle beneath continents. These earthquakes often occur more than 80 km below the Mohorovicic discontinuity (boundary between the crust and the mantle). They […]
Rashtriya Karmayogi Large Scale Jan Seva Programme
Rashtriya Karmayogi Large Scale Jan Seva Programme: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that 10.5 lakh govt servants trained under Rashtriya Karmayogi Large Scale Jan Seva Programme. It is a national behavioural transformation initiative for civil servants. It is launched by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC). It was designed to emphasize upon […]
