Four more wetlands declared Ramsar Sites in India Ahead of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2025, India has added four new Ramsar sites, bringing the total to 89. The newly designated Ramsar sites include: 1. Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu): 2. Therthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu): 3. ...
10 payloads of ISRO’s POEM-4 module deployed successfully The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the POEM-4 module and deployed 10 payloads from non-government entities on December 30, 2024 as part of the PSLV-C60/Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission Objectives: Sup...
Quad members for free, open, and stable Indo-Pacific The Quad nations—India, the United States, Australia, and Japan—recently reaffirmed their commitment to work together for a free, open, and stable Indo-Pacific. They made this pledge during the 20th anniversary of Quad Cooperation. This recommitme...
Andhra to interlink rivers with Godavari-Banakacherla project Andhra Pradesh is set to embark on an ambitious river-linking project known as the Godavari-Banakacherla Project. Key Highlights Objective: The project aims to divert water from the Godavari River to drought-prone regions through the Bana...
India’s navigation satellite to be 100th ISRO launch The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to achieve a major milestone with its 100th rocket launch from Sriharikota, which will take place in January 2025. Key Highlights: Mission: Launch of NVS-02, part of India's Navigation with Indi...