Climate Risk Index 2025
India is ranked the 6th most affected country during 1993-2022 in the CRI 2025.
- A backward-looking index ranking the human and economic toll of extreme weather
- Published by – Germanwatch
- Assessment based on – 3 hazard categories – hydrological, meteorological, and climatological.
Fishery Survey of India
A survey conducted by the Fishery Survey of India discovered new fishing grounds in the Arabian Sea.
- Nodal fishery Institute in India under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
- Genesis – Established as Deep Sea Fishing Station project in 1946.
- Mandate – Survey and assessment of marine fishery resources in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and adjoining areas
Starlink
SpaceX Starlink’s satellite internet is available in Bhutan.
- Constellation of thousands of satellites that orbit the planet much closer to Earth, and cover the entire globe.
- Aim – To provide global broadband coverage, especially in remote areas.
- Latency is lower because Starlink satellites are in a low orbit
- Unlike fiber or cellular networks, Starlink requires no ground infrastructure.
- India has thus far not provided Starlink permissions to operate in India.
PARAS 2 Spectograph
Scientists at Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) discovered a new dense exoplanet using PARAS-2 Spectrograph at Mt Abu Telescope.
- Stands for – PRL Advanced Radial velocity Abu Sky Search Spectrograph
- A state-of-the-art high-resolution fiber-fed spectrograph aimed to unveil the super-Earth-like worlds.
- Highest-resolution spectrograph in Asia
- Spectrograph – An instrument that disperses light into its spectrum for analysis of its composition and properties.
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
The state government’s move to build a village for tribals in the buffer zone of Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary raised objections.
- Location – Karnataka
- Lies in the core of Western Ghats
- Vegetation – Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests interspersed with shola grassland.
- Known for the conservation of Gaur or Indian Bison, Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur etc.