About Prajna System:

• It is an indigenously developed satellite imaging system to enhance the real-time decision support for the security agencies.
• The AI-enabled system was developed by the DRDO's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR).
• It is intended to strengthen the country’s internal security by monitoring sensitive regions and aiding counter-terrorism operations.
• The system integrates satellite imagery with advanced AI-driven analytics to provide actionable insights in real time.
• It is designed to significantly improve situational awareness and support faster, more accurate decision-making during critical operations.
• By leveraging artificial intelligence, it can process vast volumes of satellite data, identify patterns and flag anomalies that may otherwise go unnoticed through conventional methods.

About Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary:

• It is located in the Udupi district of Karnataka.
• The sanctuary is named after the presiding deity of the Kollur Mookambika Temple, which is located within its boundaries.
• It forms a vital connecting link between Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary located on the southern side and Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary located on the northern side.
• At the heart of the sanctuary lies the revered Kodachadri Peak, often referred to as a “botanical paradise.”
• The sanctuary boasts two significant rivers – River Chakra and River Souparnika.
• It is home to many beautiful waterfalls such as Koosalli waterfalls and Belkal Theertha waterfalls.
• Vegetation: The vegetation type is a mix of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and moist deciduous forests covering the steep slopes typical of the Western Ghats Mountains.
• Flora:
  • Some of the eminent tree species are found in this region, including trees like Dipterocarpus Indicus, Calophyllum Tomentosum, and Hopea Parviflora.
  • A rare species of the climber, Coscinium Fenestratum, is found here.
  • Small patches of teak plantations are also there.
• Fauna: It is known for the presence of rare animals like the slender loris and lion-tailed macaque, alongside larger wildlife such as tiger, leopard, sloth bear, sambar deer, chital, wild pig, barking deer, gaur, porcupine, and otter.

About Aspero:

• It is a late preceramic archaeological site associated with the Norte Chico civilization (also called Caral-Supe civilization), one of the oldest known civilizations in the Americas.
• It is located in Peru on the right bank of the Supe River.
• Once a major fishing centre for the city of Caral, Áspero was inhabited throughout the Late Archaic period from before 3000 BC to approximately 1800 BC.
• It was a major urban center with monumental architecture, including large platform mounds and sunken circular plazas, serving as a hub for trade, agriculture, and religious rituals.

About Druzhba Pipeline:

• The Druzhba Pipeline, also known as the Friendship Pipeline, is one of the biggest crude oil pipeline networks in the world.
• It was built in the 1960s to supply oil from the USSR to countries in Europe.
• Today, it is the largest principal artery for the transportation of Russian (and Kazakh) oil across Europe.
• The official beginning of the Druzhba network is in Almetyevsk in the Russian Federation, where pipelines carrying crude oil from Siberia, the Urals, and the Caspian Sea meet.
• Druzhba runs to Mozyr in Belarus, where it splits into a northern and a southern branch.
• The northern branch continues via Belarus and Poland to Germany.
• The southern branch runs through Ukraine, splitting in Uzhgorod, into Druzhba 1, continuing to Slovakia (where it splits again and goes to the Czech Republic in one branch and Hungary in another), and Druzhba 2, continuing to Hungary.

About Stauranthera aureoglossa:

• It is a new plant species.
• It was discovered in the dense, mid-elevation evergreen forests of the Kamle and Upper Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
• It is a perennial herb clinging to damp rocks and soil right besides flowing streams and rivulets.
• The plant stands out from its closest relatives with a distinct, bell-shaped, bluish-purple flower.
• Unlike similar species, its flower lacks a tubular projection called a spur at its base.
• Instead, it features a raised, bumpy, yellow patch inside the lower lip of its petals.
• This striking feature inspired its new scientific name, with “aureoglossa” translating to the golden-yellow, tongue-like appendage seen on the flower.
• It has diamond- or spear-shaped leaves.
• Because their fragile streamside habitats are being actively damaged by logging, landslides, and road-widening projects, the scientists have provisionally classified this rare, golden-tongued herb as an endangered species.