Lissachatina fulica or the giant African Snail is one of the most invasive species in the world, and it has recently been spotted in Chennai and surrounding regions that is worrying everyone including people in the region and the environment.

Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has implemented two historic schemes in 2025- SREE-2025 and Amnesty Scheme-2025. Both programs are aimed at increasing the social security coverage, making industries compliance less complicated, and decreasing the level of legal challenges. Collectively, they are an affirmative action towards improving the labour welfare in India.

Characteristics and Habitat.

The Cross river gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is restricted to a tiny mountainous forest strip along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. These strategic bastions are the Cross River basin, the Afi mountain, the Mbe mountain, and the Takamanda National Park. They are found on altitudes of 1,500-3,500 metres where there are thick rainforest and bamboo groves. It is possible to identify these gorillas using a darker brown-grey fur, cone-shaped heads, and reddish crest. Once they are mature, males are able to grow the common silver patch on their backs, which then causes them to be referred to as silverback.

In the year 2027, India will be the first fully digital Census which will be a historic change in the collection of demographic data. Almost 34 lakh enumerators will be recording the information with their own smartphones with specifically developed mobile applications. This will likely guarantee quicker, more dependable and affordable data collection than conventional paper-based data collection.

Australia is also enhancing its defence by developing MQ-28A Ghost Bat, which is unmanned combat aircraft that is destined to work alongside the manned fighter jets. This is a great move towards the nation, as it strives to enhance its military independence in the Indo-Pacific area.