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The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has recently recommended 13 defence and paramilitary projects, most of which are located in the high-altitude protected areas of Ladakh, with one project proposed in Arunachal Pradesh. These recommendations reflect the ongoing need to balance national security requirements with wildlife conservation concerns in ecologically sensitive zones. About the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) The National Board for Wildlife is a

Konark Sun Temple

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently prohibited tourists from entering the ‘Nata Mandap’ of the Konark Sun Temple in Puri district, Odisha. This decision has been taken to preserve the structural integrity of the historic monument. About Konark Sun Temple The Konark Sun Temple, also called the Surya Devalaya, is situated on the coastline of Odisha in Puri district. It is dedicated to the Hindu sun god, Surya. Historical evidence indicates that Narasimha

Exercise Malabar

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri is currently at Guam in the Northern Pacific to participate in the multilateral Exercise Malabar-2025. About Exercise Malabar Exercise Malabar is a naval exercise that was initiated in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the United States Navy. The first Malabar Exercise in the Bay of Bengal took place in 2007. In 2015, the exercise was expanded to a trilateral format with the inclusion of the Japanese Navy.