News: A burst of rare and colourful Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms has been documented in the Kagaznagar forest division of the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana. About Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms (Entoloma hochstetteri) It is also known as the sky-blue mushroom, or werewere-kokako in Maori folklore. It is a blue coloured mushroom, whoose colour is derived… Continue reading Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms (Entoloma hochstetteri)
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Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
News: The Supreme Court has asked if “potentiality of abuse” by the state of Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which punishes “acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India”, could be a ground to declare the law itself unconstitutional. About Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 152 of the BNS,… Continue reading Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Community Forest Rights (CFRs)
News: RTI reveals that thousands of forest rights titles have been reported missing from government records over the past 17 months in Chhattisgarh. About Community Forest Rights (CFRs) Community Forest Rights (CFRs) are collective rights that recognize and empower forest-dwelling communities, especially scheduled tribes (STs) and other traditional forest dwellers (OTFDs), to use, manage, conserve,… Continue reading Community Forest Rights (CFRs)
India’s 1st PPP model EO satellite constellation
News: The IN-SPACe under the Union Government’s Department of Space, has announced the selection of a consortium led by Bengaluru-based PixxelSpace India (PSI) for developing India’s first indigenous constellation of earth observing (EO) satellites under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. India’s 1st PPP model EO satellite constellation Developed by: The constellation will be developed by… Continue reading India’s 1st PPP model EO satellite constellation
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025
News: The Lok Sabha has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025. About Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025 This Bill seeks to further liberalize, modernize, and make more dynamic India’s mineral sector, particularly with a focus on critical and strategic minerals. It introduces several reforms to the… Continue reading Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025
Wallacean Hominids
News: Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island they say may be evidence of humans living 1.5 million years ago on islands between Asia and Australia, the earliest known humans in the Wallacea region. About Wallacean Hominids Wallacean hominids refer to prehistoric human populations that inhabited the islands of Wallacea… Continue reading Wallacean Hominids
UNDP Equator Initiative Award
News: A self-help group (SHG) from a small village in Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district has bagged the ‘Equator Initiative Award’ given by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). About UNDP Equator Initiative Award Organized by: The Equator Prize is organized by the Equator Initiative within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Purpose: It is… Continue reading UNDP Equator Initiative Award
India’s First Animal Stem Cell Biobank
News: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology has inaugurated the nation’s first ‘Animal Stem Cell Biobank’. About India’s First Animal Stem Cell Biobank It is a state-of-the-art facility that will store and preserve high-quality stem cells from various animal species. Setup at: The facility is set-up at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology… Continue reading India’s First Animal Stem Cell Biobank
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA)
News: An event was held on occasion of completion of 5 years of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA), by Department of Social Justice & Empowerment on 8th August 2025. About Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) It is a nationwide campaign addressing substance abuse through prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Aim: It aims to foster a healthy,… Continue reading Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA)
100th Anniversary of the Kakori Train Action
News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the revolutionaries of Kakori incident on its 100th anniversary. 100th Anniversary of the Kakori Train Action The Kakori Train Action took place on August 9th, 1925. Incident: On 9th August, the revolutionaries of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) stopped the Number 8 down train near Kakori (in Uttar… Continue reading 100th Anniversary of the Kakori Train Action
