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Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve and the Kopra Irrigation Project

Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve and the Kopra Irrigation Project

Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife has approved the diversion of around 272 hectares of forest land from the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Rese...

Return of the Eurasian Otter to Kashmir

Return of the Eurasian Otter to Kashmir

Why in news? Wildlife researchers have documented a rare sighting of a Eurasian otter in the Sindh River of Ganderbal district, close to the Line of C...

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary – Safari and Eco‑cottage Initiative

Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary – Safari and Eco‑cottage Initiative

Why in news? The government of Jharkhand has introduced new jungle safari vehicles and laid the foundation for eco‑friendly cottages in the Dalma Wi...

Shipki La Pass and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

Shipki La Pass and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

Why in news? India has initiated dialogue with China to open a new route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Shipki La Pass in Himachal Pradesh. ...

Indo–Seychelles Maritime Cooperation

Indo–Seychelles Maritime Cooperation

Why in news? India and Seychelles held a business roundtable in Mumbai as part of the MAHASAGAR vision for cooperation in the Indian Ocean. The event ...

Sharda River Corridor Project

Sharda River Corridor Project

Why in news? The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand recently laid the foundation stone of the Sharda River Corridor at Tanakpur in Champawat district. The ...

Reticulated Python – World’s Longest Snake

Reticulated Python – World’s Longest Snake

Why in news? A giant female reticulated python nicknamed “Ibu Baron” was discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Measuring 7.22 metres in length, she h...

Agni‑3 Missile Test

Agni‑3 Missile Test

Why in news? The Strategic Forces Command successfully test‑fired the Agni‑3 intermediate‑range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range...

Bailey Bridge – Portable Engineering for Emergencies

Bailey Bridge – Portable Engineering for Emergencies

Why in news? India shipped 10 sets of Bailey bridge components to Sri Lanka to help restore road connectivity after Cyclone Ditwah. These modular brid...

INS Arnala – India’s Anti‑Submarine Shallow‑Water Craft

INS Arnala – India’s Anti‑Submarine Shallow‑Water Craft

Why in news? INS Arnala, the first indigenously designed and built Anti‑Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW‑SWC) of the Indian Navy, has dr...

Titanidiops kolhapurensis – New Trapdoor Spider

Titanidiops kolhapurensis – New Trapdoor Spider

Why in news? A joint team from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation and Shivaji University, Kolhapur, discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in the ...

Bharat GenAI – India’s Sovereign AI Initiative

Bharat GenAI – India’s Sovereign AI Initiative

Why in news? During a Rajya Sabha session, the Minister of State for Science and Technology announced that the Bharat GenAI initiative will complete t...

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