Penna River: Eighteen youngsters stranded in the floodwaters of the Penna River in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh recently were rescued after a seven-hour operation. The Penna River, also known as Pennar, Pinakini, or Penneru, is a river in southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It rises in […]
Tag: 17th Sep 2025
Birhor Tribe
Birhor Tribe: Around 550 residents, mostly belonging to the Birhor tribe, of Fulwariya hamlet in Koderma district would soon receive electricity supply, ending nearly eight decades of darkness. The Birhor are a forest-dependent semi-nomadic tribal community concentrated in the eastern central Indian state of Jharkhand. Some of them are also found in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and […]
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease : Spreading Rapidly
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease : Spreading Rapidly A viral infection known as Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is spreading rapidly among children across Delhi and neighbouring Haryana, prompting health experts and schools to issue advisories. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a very contagious illness caused by a virus. The disease gets […]
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam: To set the stage for the implementation of the languishing Upper Krishna Project (UKP) phase III, the Karnataka Cabinet recently gave clearance for the acquisition of 1,33,867 lakh acres of land to facilitate the increase of Almatti dam’s height from the present 519.16 metres to 524.256 metres. Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project […]
Saunders’s Tern
Saunders’s Tern: Saunders’s Tern was sighted at Adyar Estuary in Chennai. Saunders’s Tern is a species of bird in the family Laridae. Saunders’s terns (Sternula saundersi) are a small, ground-nesting marine bird species. It is sparsely resident along the shores of the north-western Indian Ocean. It breeds in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to […]
Frontier 50 Initiative
Frontier 50 Initiative: The NITI Aayog launched the Frontier 50 Initiative to amplify grassroots adoption of technology and scale impact creation. Frontier 50 Initiative will support 50 Aspirational Districts / Blocks to pick use cases from the Repository and deploy those frontier technologies that have potential to accelerate saturation of services across ADP/ABP themes. Launched […]
Bureau of Indian Standards
Bureau of Indian Standards: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued as many as 84 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) based on the recommendations of various ministries and departments. It is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016. It was established for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, […]
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: The World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Fisheries Subsidies came into force. The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the WTO’s first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core. It prohibits government support to illegal fishing activities and overexploitation of stocks, contributing to the protection of marine life. It was adopted […]
Doctrine of Escheat
Doctrine of Escheat: The Supreme Court recently held that a State Government cannot invoke the doctrine of escheat under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act once a Hindu male has executed a Will, which has been declared to be valid and has been granted probate by a Court. It is a significant legal concept […]
Carlsberg Ridge
Carlsberg Ridge: The government recently signed a contract with the International Seabed Authority to explore polymetallic sulphur nodules in the Carlsberg Ridge. Carlsberg Ridge is a mid-oceanic ridge (a divergent plate boundary) located in the Indian Ocean. The ridge extends from the triple junction of the African, Indian, and Australian tectonic plates (where it connects […]
