India’s First Immersive Language Museum: India’s first immersive language museum, the Museum of Word, was recently opened at the National Library. India’s First Immersive Language Museum, Museum of Word, also known as Shabdalok, at the National Library campus in Kolkata, is India’s first immersive language museum. It was developed by the National Library under the […]
Tag: 21st Jul 2026
Aral Sea
Aral Sea: Drying of the Aral Sea has released more than 200 teragrams of carbon from exposed lake-bed sediments, turning a once-stable carbon reservoir into an active source of greenhouse gases, according to a new study. Aral Sea is a saline lake in Central Asia straddling the boundary between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the south […]
Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary: Assam’s Hoollongapar Sanctuary, which is home to the endangered western hoolock gibbon, is also one of the richest butterfly habitats in the state where several of the rare winged beauties are found, says a new book. Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Jorhat district of Assam. It is named […]
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey: The Prime Minister recently paid tributes to the great revolutionary Mangal Pandey ji on his birth anniversary. Mangal Pandey was a brave Indian soldier during the pre-independence era. His attack on British officers on March 29, 1857 is widely regarded as one of the earliest triggers of the Revolt of 1857, referred to […]
Narwar Fort
Narwar Fort: A daring overnight theft at Madhya Pradesh’s Narwar Fort has left authorities scrambling after a 3,000 kg Scindia-era cannon was recently stolen by an armed gang. Narwar Fort is a historical fort located in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is spread atop the Vindhya ranges. Madhav National Park is located a […]
Mexico : In News
Mexico : In News A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific. Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. It shares its land border with the United States of America to the north and with Guatemala and Belize to […]
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary : In News
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary: In News The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) is learnt to have issued directions to the Andhra Pradesh government over illegal fish ponds and environmental degradation in the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary. Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the West Godavari and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh. It was established in November […]
Electronic Gold Receipts
Electronic Gold Receipts: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) introduced Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) which is a new exchange-traded segment for buying and selling gold in electronic form. Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) are exchange-traded securities representing ownership of physical gold (specified purity) stored in SEBI-regulated vaults. They can be held electronically in a demat […]
Directorate General of Maritime Administration
Directorate General of Maritime Administration: The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has directed ship-owners to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders. Directorate General of Maritime Administration is the apex maritime authority of the Government of India which was established in September 1949. It is […]
India’s First Night Safari
India’s First Night Safari: The SC has allowed the UP government to proceed with the country’s first night safari and the world’s fifth after Singapore, Thailand, China and Indonesia and zoological park project at Kukrail Reserve Forest in Lucknow. The project has received approval from the Central Zoo Authority and the Ministry of Environment, Forest […]
