After a 9-year gap, 15 captive-bred pygmy hogs were reintroduced into the Kuribeel grasslands of Manas National Park under the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP)
Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania): World’s smallest and rarest wild pig; endemic to Assam grasslands and listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania): World’s smallest and rarest wild pig; endemic to Assam grasslands and listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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NIIF IFL–NABARD Partnership
• NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd. (NIIF IFL) and NABARD signed an MoU to finance green and rural infrastructure projects.
• Focus sectors: renewable energy, green logistics, green data centres, e-waste management, water treatment, sewage treatment, and green warehouses.,
NABARD
• Established: 12 July 1982
• Act: NABARD Act, 1981
• Recommendation: B. Sivaraman Committee
• HQ: Mumbai
NIIF
• Established: 2015
• Type: Government-backed quasi-sovereign wealth fund
• Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Finance
NIIF IFL
• Full Form: NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
• Role: Infrastructure debt financing and refinancing platform of NIIF
• NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd. (NIIF IFL) and NABARD signed an MoU to finance green and rural infrastructure projects.
• Focus sectors: renewable energy, green logistics, green data centres, e-waste management, water treatment, sewage treatment, and green warehouses.,
NABARD
• Established: 12 July 1982
• Act: NABARD Act, 1981
• Recommendation: B. Sivaraman Committee
• HQ: Mumbai
NIIF
• Established: 2015
• Type: Government-backed quasi-sovereign wealth fund
• Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Finance
NIIF IFL
• Full Form: NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd.
• Role: Infrastructure debt financing and refinancing platform of NIIF
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Exam se hatkar:
-Bihar mein coaching industry ka size kai departments ke budget se bhi bada ho chuka hai
-52.5% students coaching jaate hain. Yeh statistic nahi, Bihar ke competitive culture ki kahani hai
“Bihar spends ₹68,216 crore on education, yet students spend ₹15,000 crore on coaching. The real question is not why coaching is growing, but why schooling alone is often not enough.”
-Bihar mein coaching industry ka size kai departments ke budget se bhi bada ho chuka hai
-52.5% students coaching jaate hain. Yeh statistic nahi, Bihar ke competitive culture ki kahani hai
“Bihar spends ₹68,216 crore on education, yet students spend ₹15,000 crore on coaching. The real question is not why coaching is growing, but why schooling alone is often not enough.”
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Bihar Language Academies
• Bihar to establish two new language academies: Bajjika Academy and Surjapuri Academy.
• Number of language academies in Bihar will increase from 6 to 8.
• Existing academies: Sanskrit, Maithili, Bangla, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika.
• Bajjika is mainly spoken in Vaishali–Muzaffarpur region.
• Surjapuri is mainly spoken in Seemanchal region (Purnea, Kishanganj, Araria, Katihar).
• Bihar is set to introduce Bihar State Language Academy Rules, 2026 for uniform regulation of all language academies. The proposed Bihar State Language Academy will have 1 Chairperson and 2 Deputy Directors (administrative and academic/research functions).
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• Bihar to establish two new language academies: Bajjika Academy and Surjapuri Academy.
• Number of language academies in Bihar will increase from 6 to 8.
• Existing academies: Sanskrit, Maithili, Bangla, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika.
• Bajjika is mainly spoken in Vaishali–Muzaffarpur region.
• Surjapuri is mainly spoken in Seemanchal region (Purnea, Kishanganj, Araria, Katihar).
• Bihar is set to introduce Bihar State Language Academy Rules, 2026 for uniform regulation of all language academies. The proposed Bihar State Language Academy will have 1 Chairperson and 2 Deputy Directors (administrative and academic/research functions).
#BIHARspecial
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Artemis III (NASA)
• Crew: Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, Randy Bresnik (USA) and Luca Parmitano (Italy).
• Significance: Artemis III will conduct the first crewed docking demonstration in Earth orbit involving lunar lander systems before future Moon missions.
• Artemis Programme: NASA-led mission series aimed at returning humans to the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color(first non white) on the lunar surface.
• Lander contenders: SpaceX and Blue Origin lunar landers are being tested for the mission.
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• Crew: Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, Randy Bresnik (USA) and Luca Parmitano (Italy).
• Significance: Artemis III will conduct the first crewed docking demonstration in Earth orbit involving lunar lander systems before future Moon missions.
• Artemis Programme: NASA-led mission series aimed at returning humans to the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color(first non white) on the lunar surface.
• Lander contenders: SpaceX and Blue Origin lunar landers are being tested for the mission.
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#SPACE