'In India, the National Maritime Week begins on March 30 and culminates in the celebration of National Maritime Day on April 5.' This year marks the 60th anniversary of the event, which aims to rec Read More...

'A group of lepidopterists has discovered a butterfly subspecies from the fringes of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala.' The newly-described taxon Caltoris bromus sadasiva has been discovered by Read More...

'The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.' He released a Postage Stamp and Com Read More...

'A ‘SEED bank’, which collects and stores seeds of species of plants that are native to the Aravallis, is gradually taking shape at a nursery at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, after Read More...

'The 10th annual SLINEX-2023 bilateral maritime exercise between India and Sri Lanka has commenced in Colombo, Sri Lanka.' The exercise is divided into two phases, the Harbour Phase and the Sea P Read More...

'A fresh draft for India’s energy planners, the National Electricity Plan for 2022-27, appears to have affected a major change so far as the expansion of coal-fired capacity is concerned keeping Read More...

'Ministry of Defence, recently signed contracts for procurement of improved Akash Weapon System and 12 Weapon Locating Radars, WLR Swathi (Plains) for the Indian Army at an overall cost of over Rs 9,1 Read More...

'The country is celebrating 50 years of Project Tiger Reserve, implemented for the conservation of tigers.' On April 1, 1973, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launched the Tiger Project to inc Read More...

'The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was recently sent to a select committee of parliament.' The Bill seeks to redefine “forests”, and many experts feel that it is being done Read More...

'Britain recently agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade pact based around the Pacific rim, as it seeks to build ties around the worl Read More...