Biomass mission

News: The European Space Agency (ESA) is going to launch its Biomass mission in end of April, 2025. Biomass mission. About Biomass mission Launching agency: It will be launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), aboard the Vega C rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. It is a dedicated earth observation satellite mission under… Continue reading Biomass mission

New Pamban Bridge

News: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Pamban Bridge on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. New Pamban Bridge. About New Pamban Bridge It is the country’s first vertical-lift sea bridge. Location: It is over 2 km long and spans across the Palk Strait in Tamil Nadu. Connecting: It connects Rameswaram Island with… Continue reading New Pamban Bridge

Technology and Innovation Report, 2025

News: India ranks tenth with $1.4 billion private investment in Artificial Intelligence: United Nations’ Technology and Innovation Report. About Technology and Innovation Report Released by: It is released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Objective: It seeks to address issues in science, technology and innovation that are topical and important for developing… Continue reading Technology and Innovation Report, 2025

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree

News: The Prime Minister Modi recently visited the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple at the historic city of Anuradhapura. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree. About Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree Location: It is situated in the historic city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is considered the oldest living cultivated plant in the world. It is believed… Continue reading Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree

UGC Equivalence Certificate Regulations 2025

News- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the “Recognition and Grant of Equivalence to Qualifications Obtained from Foreign Educational Institutions Regulations, 2025” to streamline the process of recognizing foreign degrees in India. UGC Equivalence Certificate Regulations 2025. About UGC Equivalence Certificate Regulations 2025 Aim: To establish a structured and transparent framework for issuing equivalence… Continue reading UGC Equivalence Certificate Regulations 2025

Ottawa Convention, 1997

News: The NATO members Finland, Poland and the Baltic countries plan to quit the 1997 Ottawa convention due to threats posed by neighbouring Russia. Ottawa Convention, 1997. About Ottawa Convention, 1997 It is also known as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty. It is a binding international agreement that prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer… Continue reading Ottawa Convention, 1997

Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

News: Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to survey Agasthyamalai landscape to spot encroachments into forests. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. About Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Location: It is located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats spanning the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It was established in 2001 as a Biosphere Reserve… Continue reading Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

Cape Town Convention, 2001

News: The Rajya Sabha passed the Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025. The Bill seeks to give legal effect to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (also known as Cape Town Convention of 2001) and Protocol to this Convention in their application to India. About Cape Town Convention, 2001 It is… Continue reading Cape Town Convention, 2001

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