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Rahul Bhatia Appointed Interim CEO of IndiGo After Pieter Elbers’ Exit

March 12, 2026

IndiGo Co-Founder Rahul Bhatia Takes Over as Interim Chief Executive Officer

Rahul Bhatia, billionaire businessman and co-founder of IndiGo, has assumed the role of interim Chief Executive Officer of the airline following the resignation of Pieter Elbers. The leadership change comes at a time when the airline is addressing operational and strategic challenges in India’s rapidly expanding aviation sector. Bhatia will oversee the company’s management during the transition period while the airline searches for a permanent CEO.

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FSI Halts Fortnightly Deforestation Alerts from AI-Based Anavaran Portal

March 11, 2026

India’s Anavaran Forest Monitoring System Stops Real-Time Deforestation Updates

The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has discontinued the issuance of fortnightly deforestation alerts through its AI-driven Anavaran portal, which was designed to track forest cover loss across India. The platform, which generated near-real-time alerts using satellite imagery and machine learning, has not been updated since November 2025. According to reports, active monitoring stopped in January 2026, ending the regular alerts that were previously shared with state forest departments every 15 days for field verification.

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Nagauri Paan Methi Registered as Community Farmers’ Variety by PPVFRA

March 11, 2026

Rajasthan’s Nagauri Paan Methi Gets Legal Protection Under PPV&FR Act

The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA) has officially registered “Nagauri Paan Methi” as a Community Farmers’ Variety, granting legal recognition and protection to farmers of Nagaur district in Rajasthan. The decision was published in the February 2026 edition of the Plant Variety Journal. This registration acknowledges the role of local farming communities in preserving and cultivating this traditional crop under the region’s arid ecological conditions.

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ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Faces Setback After Losing Contact with Coronagraph Spacecraft

March 10, 2026

Communication Lost with One Spacecraft of ESA’s Proba-3 Solar Mission

The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission, designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere, has experienced a significant technical issue after losing contact with one of its two spacecraft. The mission is intended to capture highly detailed images of the solar corona by generating artificial solar eclipses in space. Engineers are currently investigating a malfunction that caused the Coronagraph spacecraft to lose its orientation and break communication with mission control.

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NABARD Launches National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge for Rural Climate Resilience

March 10, 2026

India Introduces National Climate Stack Initiative to Improve Climate Data and Forecasting

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), in partnership with the Gates Foundation and Dalberg Advisors, has launched the National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge to strengthen climate resilience in India’s rural regions. The initiative aims to create the technological foundation of a National Climate Stack, a digital framework designed to integrate multiple climate datasets and generate actionable climate intelligence for agriculture, rural finance and public policy planning.

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