1. Senior nuclear scientist Vivek Bhasin has taken charge as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).

2. Was appointed as Secretary, the Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, the Atomic Energy Commission earlier this year.

1. Israel unveiled its state-of-the-art main battle tank, the Merkava Mark 5, popularly known as “Barak”.

2. The Barak tank represents a remarkable achievement in the field of armoured warfare, demonstrating Israel's commitment to advancing its defence capabilities.

1. The world's largest Hindu temple built outside India in the modern era has been inaugurated in New Jersey (America).

1. Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi has succeeded in achieving qualitative and historic achievements.

2. UAE astronaut Sultan Al-Neyadi has become the first Arab to perform a spacewalk during Expedition 69, exiting the International Space Station (ISS) and completing his spacewalk.

1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently recognized Mithun as a 'food animal'.

2. The Mithun holds deep cultural and ritual significance in the northeastern states of India, and is considered the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

1. A wild clone of a long-extinct plant species, Smilax turbans, a plant that has anti-inflammatory properties and boosts immune system functioning, has been rediscovered during a discovery in the ancient forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Has been discovered.

2. This discovery, which was made almost a century after its first collection, represents a wild counterpart of the famous Ayurvedic medicinal plant Chopchini (Smilax china)

1. The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit was held in New York on September 20, 2023.

2. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted the UN Climate Ambition Summit.

3. The main objective of the summit is to accelerate climate action as part of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28).

1. Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Pramila Malik has been elected unopposed as the new Speaker of the Odisha Assembly.

2. Pramila Mallik has been MLA from Binjharpur assembly constituency six times, for the first time she was elected in the year 1990 on the Janata Dal ticket and in the year 2000 from Biju Janata Dal.