Niveshak Didi
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), launched Phase II of its flagship financial literacy initiative – Niveshak Didi.
- The initiative is aimed at deepening financial awareness and empowering rural communities, particularly women.
About IEPFA
- It was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the Companies Act, 2013.
- It aims to promote investor education, awareness, and protection.
- Its functions are Administration of IEPF, make refunds of shares, unclaimed dividends, matured deposits/debentures etc.
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- IEPFA
- Niveshak Didi
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PRATUSH
PRATUSH is being developed by a team from Raman Research Institute (RRI).
- RRI is an autonomous institute funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
About PRATUSH
- PRATUSH stands for Probing Reionization of the Universe using Signal from Hydrogen.
- It is a future radiometer in lunar orbit.
- Purpose: It will reveal, for the first time, the history of our Universe as it transformed after the Big Bang.
- This can help detect a faint radio signal emitted from hydrogen atoms, which carries imprints of several events of the Cosmic Dawn.
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- Hydrogen
- PRATUSH
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Adi Vaani
The Beta version of Adi Vaani launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
About Adi Vaani
- It is India’s first AI-powered translation platform for tribal languages.
- It is developed under Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh to bridge communication gaps between tribal and non-tribal communities.
- At the Beta launch stage, it supports Santali (Odisha), Bhili (Madhya Pradesh), Mundari (Jharkhand), and Gondi (Chhattisgarh), with Kui and Garo under development.
- The initiative will support digitization of endangered languages, improve access to education, healthcare and governance in native languages, facilitate tribal entrepreneurship, and serve as a knowledge resource for researchers.
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- Adi Vaani
- Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh
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Senna Spectabilis
Kerala carried out India’s first science-based, community-driven eradication of Senna Spectabilis in Wayanad.
About Senna Spectabilis
- It is an invasive species and forms dense, sterile thickets, choking out native plants, altering soil chemistry and depriving herbivores of food.
- It is a tree with a very dense, spreading crown and can grow 7 - 18 metres tall.
- It resembles Kerala’s state flower Cassia fistula, known locally as kanikkonna.
- It is native to American tropicals.
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- Invasive Species
- Senna Spectabilis
Solar Energetic Electrons (SEE)
Recently, Solar Orbiter (SO) space probe, a joint project by NASA and European Space Agency has traced the origin of Solar Energetic Electrons (SEE).
About SEE
- These are electrons created in the Sun before being thrown into space at nearly the speed of light.
- There are two kinds of SEE –
- one connected to intense solar flares (explosions from smaller patches of Sun’s surface), and
- one to Coronal Mass Ejections - CMEs (larger eruptions of hot gas from the Sun’s atmosphere).
- It helps in understanding space weather, which has Implications such as disrupting satellite communication and GPS navigation, and interrupting power supply.
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- Coronal Mass Ejections
- Solar Orbiter (SO) space probe
Yudh Abhyas
Indian Army contingent is participating in the 21st edition of military exercise India-US Joint Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025.
- Since 2004, this joint Military Exercise has been held annually between India and USA militaries.
- It will focus on UN peacekeeping operations and enhancing readiness for multi-domain challenges.
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- India and USA
- Yudh Abhyas 2025
Jarosite
Researchers dated Jarosite discovered in Matanomadh in Kutch, Gujarat, to be around 55 million years old.
- Jarosite is a yellow-coloured iron-rich sulphate mineral, similar to those discovered on Mars in 2004, during NASA's Opportunity mission to Mars.
- On Earth, it is formed when some minerals containing oxygen, iron, sulphur, and potassium interact in the right quantities in the presence of water.
- Jarosite formation is typically associated with volcanic activity.
- Presence of jarosite on Earth offers clues on evolution of chemicals and minerals on Mars.
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- Mars
- Jarosite
- NASA's Opportunity mission