Current Affairs

India's first insect museum opens in Tamil Nadu

. A Rs 5 crore insect museum with the state-of-the-art amenities was unveiled by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswamy at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here today.

The museum, established at a 6,691 sqft area, is fully dedicated to insects and claimed to be the first of its in the country.

It would display insects preserved as specimens as also live ones depicting their different developmental stages, images, videos and models of their unique behaviour, habits and habitats.



PV Sindhu, Smriti Mandhana in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list

  • Ace shuttler PV Sindhu and cricketer Smriti Mandhana featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list
  • Four Indians are in the list's 'Entertainment & Sports' category
  • The other two being Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma and Indian national Polo team captain Padmanabh Singh


Win Myint elected new Myanmar president

  • Myanmar's parliament has elected Win Myint as the country's next president, a week after the resignation of his predecessor.

  •  Win Myint, a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been a speaker in the lower house since 2012 and was widely tipped for the top job.

  • But his role will be essentially ceremonial, with Ms Suu Kyi acting as de facto president.