Indian monsoon

Indian monsoon provides majority of the annual rainfall to India. Its evolution has been little understood. Recently, researchers have analysed sediment from the Bay of Bengal and found that the present Indian monsoon system is as old as 27 million ..

Tree City

Hyderabad is India’s only city to be recognised as a 2020 Tree City of the World. This recognition is given by Ardor Day Foundation and FAO for the promotion and maintenance of urban forests. This feat of Hyderabad is attributed ..

Maharashtra’s Caravan Tourism Policy

Caravan Tourism Policy received Maharashtra cabinet nod recently. This policy seeks to provide incentives to the promote pandemic-hit tours and travel sector. Under this policy, caravans and caravan parks will undergo registration with the tourism directorate. Caravan parks, where caravans ..

AIIRLAS

AIIRLAS or Advanced Institute for Integrated Research in Livestock and Animal Science is a livestock institute to be inaugurated in Salem, Tamil Nadu. It is to be Asia’s largest livestock institute and was constructed at the cost of 1,023 crore INR ..

Smart Anganwadi

Smart Anganwadi is an upgraded version of the anganwadis, conceptualised under the Smart Anganwadi Scheme and the Integrated Child development Scheme in Kerala. Under the scheme, the conventional buildings are to be provided with better amenities like kitchen, study hall, ..

Antarvedi temple

Antarvedi temple is a shrine dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha and is located in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a 15th or 16th century temple located at the meeting point of the Bay of Bengal and ..

Karlapat Sanctuary

Karlapat sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in kalahandi district of Odisha. It is a 175 sq.km area in the moist deciduous forest eco-region. It was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1992. Recently, 6 elephants in the sanctuary died of ..

Coelacanth

Coelacanth is a giant fish species that has been alive since its evolution some 400 million years ago. It was believed to be extinct until live specimens were discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938. Recently, palaeontologists discovered ..

Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf

Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf is the 2nd largest ice shelf in Antarctica after the Ross Ice Shelf. The ice shelf is located on the border of the Weddell Sea. It grows continuously due to flow of ice sheets from inland. ..

Go Electric Campaign

Go Electric campaign is an awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of electric vehicles, its associated infrastructure (like charging infrastructure) and electric cooking. The campaign was recently launched by the union transport minister. The event also saw the launch of ..