Pelagic Birds
Birdwatchers across India were able to document rare ‘pelagic’ birds throughout 2023 just off the Karnataka coast.
- What is it? – Who spend a large portion of their lives on the open ocean.
- Brown Skua – sighted for the 1st time in Karnataka.
- Significant sightings –
- Sooty Shearwater, Brown Skua, Brown Booby, Streaked Shearwater and Masked Booby.
- Pomarine Skua, Arctic skua, Long-tailed skua, Swinhoes storm-petrel, Wilson’s storm-petrel, Flesh-footed shearwater, Persian shearwater, (greater, lesser, crested & Bridled (tern)).
Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School
Defence Minister recently inaugurated the Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School.
- 1st all-girls Sainik School
- Location – Uttar Pradesh
- Sainik Schools – residential schools that provide public school education with a military bias.
- Affiliated with – Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Valmiki
Prime Minister inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki Airport in Ayodhya recently.
- A legendary poet and revered sage in Hindu mythology.
- Known as the author of the epic Ramayana
- Revered as the 1st poet in Sanskrit (Adikavi or First Poet) literature.
- Birth anniversary is celebrated every year on Ashwin Purnima.