Passage Exercise (PASSEX) 2025

News: The Indian Navy conducted a high-profile Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group in the North Arabian Sea on June 9 and 10. About Passage Exercise (PASSEX), 2025 PASSEX refers to joint naval drills conducted between friendly navies when they cross each other during deployments. The PASSEX 2025 between India and… Continue reading Passage Exercise (PASSEX) 2025

CROPIC Initiative

News: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare plans to launch CROPIC, a study to gather crop information using field photographs and AI-based models. CROPIC Initiative About CROPIC Initiative CROPIC stands for “Collection of Real Time Observations & Photo of Crops”. It is a study to gather crop information using field photographs and AI-based models.… Continue reading CROPIC Initiative

ICC Hall of Fame

News: The ICC announced seven new additions to the ICC Hall of Fame with a large group of former greats added as the latest inductees. About ICC Hall of Fame Origin: The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame was launched on 2 January 2009 in association with the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA), as part… Continue reading ICC Hall of Fame

Exercise Khaan Quest

News: The Indian Army contingent reached Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the Multinational Military Exercise KHAAN QUEST, scheduled to be conducted from 14th to 28th June 2025. About Exercise Khaan Quest It is an annual multinational military peacekeeping exercise event. The exercise brings together military forces from around the world to collaborate and enhance their peacekeeping capabilities.… Continue reading Exercise Khaan Quest

Civil Registration System (CRS)

News: A new set of data from the Civil Registration System (CRS) shows that about 86.5 lakh deaths were registered in the country in 2022, substantially lower than the peak of 2021 which had seen a big spike in deaths due to Covid pandemic. Civil Registration System (CRS) About Civil Registration System (CRS) It is… Continue reading Civil Registration System (CRS)

Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)

News: Power Minister says that the Central Pollution Control Board will decide on future of flue gas desulphurisation units. Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) About Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) Flue-gas desulfurization(FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants and from the emissions of other… Continue reading Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)

State of the World Population 2025 Report

News: A UN report says that the population is expected to grow to 170 crore before starting to dip in about 40 years. State of the World Population 2025 Report. About State of the World Population 2025 Report Released by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Key Highlights of Report about India Total population: India’s population… Continue reading State of the World Population 2025 Report

Indravati National Park

News: Security forces have recovered the bodies of five Maoist cadres during the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the Indravati National Park area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. Indravati National Park. About Indravati National Park Location: It is a national park located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state of India. Naming: The park derives its name… Continue reading Indravati National Park

Asafoetida (Heeng) Cultivation

News: The first flowering and seed set of heeng at Palampur was reported on May 28, 2025, by CSIR, showing heeng can indeed be successfully cultivated in India. Facts about Asafoetida (Heeng) It is a herbaceous plant of the umbelliferae family. It is a perennial plant which produces oleo-gum resin from the roots after five… Continue reading Asafoetida (Heeng) Cultivation

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