'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...

'The two spacecraft forming the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission are ready with instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to a millimeter-scale precision relative to one another.' Read More...

'During the Financial Year 2022-23, Indian Railways (IR) achieved milestones in various categories including freight loading, electrification, New Line/ Doubling/ Gauge Conversion, Loco production and Read More...

'The Tamil Nadu government is planning to hold year-long events to commemorate the Vaikom Satyagraha.' Vaikom Satyagraha was a historic non-violent movement against untouchability and caste discrim Read More...

'April 2 is observed as World Autism Awareness Day.' According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ASD, or autism, affects one in every 100 children. Autism is a permanent neurological condi Read More...

'Finland received the green light to join NATO when Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership recently, becoming the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off.' Read More...

'The European Union (EU) has granted the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag to Kangra tea.' This will help the tea growers of Kangra export their produce to Europe. Kangra tea is grown 900-1,400 mete Read More...

'When a star collapses at the end of its life, it gives birth to black hole, the villains of the universe that do not even let light pass through them.' Astronomers have now discovered the biggest Read More...