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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Ideonella sakaiensis
News: Researchers have discovered microbes such as Ideonella sakaiensis that show the potential to break down PET plastic. About Ideonella sakaiensis Ideonella sakaiensis belongs to the genus Ideonella and the family Comamonadaceae. It is a unique bacterium that can degrade and consume plastic, specifically polyethylene terephthalate (PET), by using it as both a carbon and… Continue reading Ideonella sakaiensis
Key Facts about Singapore
News: India and Singapore recently finalised around ten agreements. Pacts were signed on areas including on connectivity, digitalisation, healthcare and medicine, skills development and advanced technology. About Singapore Location: Singapore is a city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, about 137 kilometres north of the Equator. It consists of the main diamond-shaped… Continue reading Key Facts about Singapore
Tato-II Hydroelectric Project
News: The CCEA has cleared an investment of ₹8,146.21 crore for building the 700 MW Tato-II Hydroelectric Project in Shi Yomi district, Arunachal Pradesh. Tato-II Hydroelectric Project About Tato-II Hydroelectric Project The Tato-II Hydroelectric Project is a 700 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project located on the Siyom River in Arunachal Pradesh. It will have a reservoir… Continue reading Tato-II Hydroelectric Project
Elders Group
News: The Elders, a global group of retired statespersons, for the first time described the situation in Gaza as an “unfolding genocide,” warning that Israel’s ongoing obstruction of humanitarian aid has triggered a “famine.” About Elders Group The Elders was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela as an independent group of global leaders. The organisation… Continue reading Elders Group
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
