THE IMAGING PLATFORM, CLEAVABLE LIGHT-ERASED ANTIBODY REPORTER (CLEAR
- A novel imaging platform called Cleavable Light-Erased Antibody Reporter (CLEAR) could help researchers visualize an unprecedented number of proteins within the same biological sample using just a single fluorescent marker.
- This could unveil new possibilities for high-resolution, multiplexed imaging across cells and tissues, with important implications for disease diagnosis and biological research.
THE 2026 RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS
The 2026 Rajya Sabha elections will be held as part of a routine six-year cycle of the upper house of the Parliament of India from 16 March to November 2026 to elect 72 of its 245 members, of which the states through their legislators elect 233, and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President
VIJAYAPURAM-3
State-owned explorer-producer Oil India confirmed the presence of natural gas in the third exploratory well it drilled, that is, Vijayapuram-3, in the Andaman shallow offshore block.
ESSO-INCOIS
- ESSO-INCOIS was established as an autonomous body in 1999 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and is a unit of the Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO). ESSO-INCOIS is mandated to provide the best possible ocean information and advisory services to society
- ESSO-INCOIS has a prominent international presence, being a permanent member of the Indian delegation to IOC of UNESCO and a founding member of the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS)
- located at Hyderabad.
THE ORGANISATION FOR COUNTER TERRORIST OPERATIONS (OCTOPUS)
The Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) is an elite counter terrorism joint unit of the Andhra Pradesh Police in the state of Andhra Pradesh & and the Telangana Police in the state of Telangana in India
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
- The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace,
- WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
- The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations (UN)
THE BLACK-NECKED STORK
- The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a tall, long-necked wading bird in the stork family. It is a resident species across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- The largest population of this species occurs in Australia,
- The largest known breeding population occurs in the largely agricultural landscape of south-western Uttar Pradesh in India
- Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List
KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK
- Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India
- The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s Indian rhinoceroses, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for conservation of avifaunal species
- Kaziranga National Park records 30 raptor and six stork species
THE MODERNIZATION OF COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT (M-CADWM)
- the Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) as a sub-scheme of PMKSY for the period 2025-2026
- the scheme has been designed with primary focus on providing pressurized water at the farm level to facilitate adoption of micro-irrigation for higher agricultural productivity and hence higher farmers’ income over time.
‘HAWK’ (HOSTILE ACTIVITY WATCH KERNEL) SYSTEM
the Kerala Forest Department has launched the e-court integration feature for its ‘HAWK’ (Hostile Activity Watch Kernel) system. This initiative makes Kerala the first State in India to achieve a fully digitised, judiciary-integrated wildlife offence management system.
RĀJARĀJA I
Rājarāja I also known as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor who reigned from 985 to 1014. He was known for his conquests of southern India and the Anuradhapura kingdom of Sri Lanka,
TAMIL COPPER-PLATE INSCRIPTIONS
- Tamil copper-plate inscriptions are copper-plate records of grants of villages, plots of cultivable lands or other privileges to private individuals or public institutions by the members of the various South Indian royal dynasties.
- the Tamil inscriptions on the Anaimangalam Copper Plates, widely known as the Leiden Copper Plates
THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923
The Official Secrets Act, 1923 is India’s primary anti-espionage and national security legislation. It is a colonial-era law designed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, protect strategic government installations, and criminalize actions that could compromise the sovereignty and integrity of India