The Denison barb (Miss Kerala) has been included in Schedule I of the Wild Life Read More …
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Eastern swamp deer numbers decrease in Kaziranga
The population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer has decreased from 907 individuals in 2018 Read More …
SAMARTH-National Mission on Use of Biomass
Union Power Secretary chaired the second meeting of Steering Committee for SAMARTH i.e. National Mission on Read More …
India’s first Climate Hazards vulnerability atlas
The scientists at Climate Research and Services (CRS) office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Read More …
China builds ‘artificial moon’ for gravity experiment
Chinese researchers have built an “artificial moon” research facility that will enable them to simulate Read More …
Streets for People and Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised an online event wherein it announced Read More …
Kohima War Cemetery among CWGC’s five sites with unusual features
Nagaland’s Kohima War Cemetery with a tennis court has figured in the Commonwealth War Graves Read More …
What is Normandy Format grouping?
Recently German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said that its country will do everything in its Read More …
Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme
The Ministry of Electronics and Information (MeitY) has sought applications from 100 academia, R&D organisations, Read More …
Qualification testing of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Programme
On January 12, 2022, ISRO successfully conducted the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Read More …
Open Data Week and Data Day 2022
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on January 16 announced the initiation of the Read More …
What is Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT)?
A tri-service Court of Inquiry, headed by the Indian Air Force’s Air Officer Training Command Air Read More …
Tamil Nadu to install Col. Pennycuick’s statue in U.K
The Tamil Nadu government has announced to install a statue of Col. Pennycuick in Camberley, Read More …
Goat Head Yogini idol
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on January 15, 2022 announced that a 10th century Read More …
PM announces January 16 as National Start-up Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 15 said that 2022 has brought several possibilities for Read More …
Republic Day celebrations to begin every year from Jan 23
Republic Day Celebrations will now begin every year from 23rd January instead of 24th. The Read More …
World’s largest Khadi flag displayed in Longewala
The world’s largest national flag, the Indian Tricolor made from Khadi, was displayed along the Read More …
India-China bilateral trade crosses 125 billion USD in 2021
According to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC), bilateral trade between India Read More …
18th edition of Kachai Lemon Festival
The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival was held in Manipur Read More …
2021 was 5th warmest year since 1901: IMD
The latest annual report on India’s climate by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) states that Read More …
Kala Kumbh organized under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi on January 14, 2022 celebrated Azadi ka Read More …
STATE OF FOREST REPORT 2021-SALIENT FEATURES
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, on January 13, 2022 released Read More …
Changes in landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault in the Kachchh
According to a recent study, major earthquake events in last 30,000 years have resulted in Read More …
Russia Unveils White Swan Missile Bomber
Russia’s defence forces recently unveiled the new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile bomber also known as Read More …
Gulabo-India’s oldest sloth bear died at Van Vihar National Park
Gulabo-India’s oldest sloth bear died at the age of 40 at the Van Vihar National Read More …