STATEMENT [international bodies]
India has withdrawn its bid to host the 33rd edition of the Conference of Parties (COP 33) in 2028 — the annual United Nations climate talks
PULSARS [space and time]
Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that blast out pulses of radiation at regular intervals ranging from seconds to milliseconds.
Pulsars have strong magnetic fields that funnel particles along their magnetic poles accelerating them to relativistic speeds, which produces two powerful beams of light, one from each pole.
EMPEROR PENGUINS [Environment and ecology
- Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN
- The largest and heaviest of their species, boasting a brilliant golden-orange streak on the neck and chest,
- The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size.
- Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid.
- haemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels,
- As the species has no fixed nesting sites that individuals can use to locate their own partner or chick, emperor penguins must rely on vocal sounds alone for identification.
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT, 2025 [reports]
the annual exercise of dynamic ground water resource assessment of the country has been completed for the year 2025 by central ground water board (cgwb) in coordination with state governments. as per the report, the total annual ground water recharge in the country is 448.52 billion cubic meter (bcm) and the annual extractable ground water resources is estimated as 407.75 bcm. further, the total annual ground water extraction of the entire country for the year 2025 has been assessed as 247.22 bcm.
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