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Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma achieved a special achievement and left behind former legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni. Rohit Sharma has become the Indian captain who has hit most sixes in international cricket. Rohit achieved this feat as soon as he scored 212th in his career. Dhoni has a total of 211 sixes. After this comes Virat Kohli's number.

Uttar Pradesh Women's Welfare Department announced a substantial increase in the grant under 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana' on the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. From this April, the annual grant per beneficiary has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000. Launched in the year 2019, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana is a major initiative of the Women Welfare Department in Uttar Pradesh.

Professor Dr Karan Nathwani of the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jammu has developed a sound technology based anti-drone system. It is the first of its kind, and is a new technology based on sound technology. The cost of this new anti-drone system is approximately ₹ 4 lakh.

Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of Komuraveli Railway Station in Siddipet district of Telangana state. Komuravelly village is famous for the famous Komuravelly Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple. Every year about 25 lakh people from four different states come to visit the temple.

The recent inaugural meeting of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) in Washington DC, United States, set guidelines for proposed implementation during COP15 in 2022. GEF member governments committed $1.1 billion to global initiatives addressing biodiversity, climate change, nature renewal. And pollution control. The meeting approved $918 million for 45 projects from the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund and $203 million for 21 climate change adaptation projects from the Fund for Least Developed Countries and the Special Climate Change Fund. The Council also approved the Resource Allocation Policy and Project Cycle Policy for effective donor fund allocation.

Recently, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik increased the monthly pension for 36.75 lakh beneficiaries including elderly, widows and disabled persons, unmarried women, AIDS patients, transgender persons, orphans and widows of COVID victims under Madhu Babu Pension Scheme. Is. The new amount is Rs 1,000 for people up to 79 years of age and Rs 1,200 for those 80 years and above. The move aims to provide critical financial assistance to vulnerable groups in the state while ensuring their well-being and dignity.

Recently NITI Aayog launched the “Greening and Restoring Barren Lands with Agroforestry (GROW)” initiative, unveiling a portal for universal access to state and district-level data. Hosted on the Bhuvan website, GROW uses advanced technologies such as remote sensing and GIS to assess agroforestry suitability across India. This is in line with national targets, which aim to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 and create a carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes. The initiative uses a developed Agroforestry Suitability Index (ASI) for national-level prioritization, considering parameters such as land use, barren land, slope, proximity to water and soil organic content.

Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Maharashtra, which was declared a tiger reserve in July 2014, recently sought Rs 1 crore for wildlife safari initiatives in Bangadapur and Hingni forest ranges. It is the smallest tiger reserve of India located in Wardha district. Situated amidst various Bengal Tiger habitats, it neighbors Pench, Nagjira Navegaon, Karhandla, Tadoba Andhari, Melghat and Satpura reserves. The area has dry deciduous forest vegetation and also includes the bore dam drainage basin.

Recently the former Vice President of India and Union Culture Minister will inaugurate the 'South India Cultural Centre' in Hyderabad, which is part of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy for music, dance and drama. Established in 1953, it aims to preserve and promote the diverse cultural heritage of India. The Academy operates autonomously under the Ministry of Culture, with its Chairman appointed by the President for a term of five years. Entirely funded by the government, it coordinates regional academies, promotes research and encourages cooperation for the promotion of Indian culture.

Recently, six forest officials were suspended for negligence in stopping teak smuggling in Kaval Tiger Reserve located in the north-eastern part of Telangana. Declared a tiger reserve in 2012, it is located at the southern tip of the central Indian tiger landscape with diverse habitats including dense forests and water bodies. The reserve, the catchment area of the Godavari and Kadam rivers, is important for its rich flora, including extensive teak and bamboo, which host 673 plant species.