Hornbill Watch initiative The Hornbill Watch initiative (www.hornbills.in) is an interactive web interface that allows a person to report on hornbills anywhere in India. People can record the observation of…

Pakyong Airport It is Sikkim’s first-ever airport. It is perched between the Himalayan ranges at a height of 4,500 ft. The Pakyong airport will be the country’s 100th functional airport.…

International Telecommunication Union (ITU):    Recently the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced that it will establish its South Asia Area Office and Technology Innovation Centre at New Delhi. The International…

Project Sashakt Project Sashakt is a five-pronged strategy to resolve bad loans. With the larger ones going to an asset management company (AMC) or an alternative investment fund (AIF). It…

Rapid Trident It is a joint-annual military exercise between Ukraine and NATO. It will be held in western Ukraine region and it is seen as a response to Russia’s biggest…

The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an Asian–European political dialogue forum. The ASEM Summit is a biennial meeting. To enhance relations and various forms of cooperation between…

REDD REDD means “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation”. First negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2005. It is the collaborative programme of…

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)  Recently the Centre announced another annual ranking of higher educational institutions, based on how they fare in terms of innovation. The new…

3D Printed Reef World's largest 3D-printed reef was installed in Maldives to help save corals. The artificial reef was developed using computer modelling and a 3D printer at a lab…

BNHS: The Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. BNHS is the partner of BirdLife International…