Sustainable Catchment Forest Management (SCATFORM) project: Recently Tripura has launched the Sustainable Catchment Forest Management (SCATFORM) project which is undertaken with the assistance of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The SCATFORM project aims to…

Kurumba Painting Kurumbas are the tribe who live in the mid-ranges of the Nilgiris or “blue-mountains”. The Kurumba art is traditionally practiced by only either by the male members of…

International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) The International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is responsible for maintaining the periodic table. IUPAC is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists…

UNNATI-- Unispace Nano-satellite Assembly & Training program Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Development  inaugurated Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training program of ISRO recently. UNNATI is a…

International Whaling Commission (IWC) Recently Japan withdrawal from IWC. The withdrawal would enable Japan to resume commercial whaling activities. The International whaling commission was set up under the International Convention for…

Bilateral Swap Arrangement The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for entering into an Agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between India and Japan. It authorizes the Reserve Bank of…

Kondaveedu fort The Department of Archaeology and Museums has found Buddhist remains under the ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of Sivalayam at Kondaveedu fort (Guntur, Andhra Pradesh). The remains date back to…

Rock Pigeons Rock pigeon is a medium-size compact pigeon with long wings and a short tail. This highly variable city pigeon is familiar to all urban dwellers. Multicoloured birds were…

Inosine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) Scientists at the IIT, Gandhinagar have synthesized a new compound "IMPDH" that may help treat stomach infections caused by common bacteria, Helicobacter pylori. The inhibitor is based…

Populist Budget A populist Budget typically spends on schemes that are just handouts to please people and don't have any enduring positive impact on the economy. Examples of such spending…