Kalki Dham
PM to lay foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham on Feb 19
- Location – Uttar Pradesh
Great White Sharks
World’s first footage of baby great white shark captured
- Great White Sharks – A large mackerel shark that lives in the coastal waters of all the world’s oceans.
- Significance – One of the most powerful and dangerous predatory sharks in the world.
- Also known as – White Shark and White Pointer.
- Conservation status –
- IUCN – Vulnerable
- CITES – Appendix
Subika Painting
Subika Painting facing a near extinction threat due to lack of awareness.
- Associated with – Meitei community in Manipur
- Significance – An indigenous painting style in use since the 18th or 19th century.
- 6 surviving manuscripts of Subika – Subika, Subika Achouba, Subika Laishaba, Subika Choudit, Subika Cheithil and Thengrakhel Subika.
Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS)
James Webb Space Telescope observed 19 nearby galaxies as part of its PHANGS program.
- PHANGS – A long-term project that uses telescopes to observe nearby galaxies.
- Supported by – over 150 astronomers worldwide.
- Telescopes Involved – Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope and Very Large Telescope
Biosolids
Odisha exploring ways to utilise bio-solids
- Biosolids – A semisolid, nutrient-rich product that comes from the wastewater treatment process.
- Formation – Result of sewage sludge that has been treated to reduce pathogens and volatile organic matter.
- Significance – Rich in plant nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic carbon.
- Usages – As soil conditioner and fertilizer