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Kodaikanal solar observatory —> Astronomers have reconstructed the Sun’s past polar magnetic fields using century-old images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO), offering deeper insight into future solar activity. ✅ Solar magnetic behaviour affects sunspots, flares, and geomagnetic storms. ✅ Understanding polar fields helps predict solar storms, which can damage satellites, GPS, communication networks, and power grids. ✅ KoSO’s dataset—now digitised—is a powerful global resource for AI/ML applications in solar science. Interlink: https://t.me/civils_web/2944

Major Abhilasha Barak has been awarded the 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award." 1. Major Abhilasha Barak on being awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. The honour was a recognition of her outstanding service and India's long-standing contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations. 2. Major Barak, who is also the Indian Army's first woman combat helicopter pilot, is serving with the UN mission in Lebanon at present. She received the award for her outreach efforts and community engagement activities for woman and adolescent girls and gender sensitization training for peacekeepers. 3. Major Barak has been serving with UNIFIL since June 2025 as Engagement Team Commander and Gender Focal Point with the Indian Battalion in Sector East, southern Leba-non. The award was presented by UN Secretary-General Antó-nio Guterres at the UN Head-quarters in New York on June 5.

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The Beaufort Castle sits right beside the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with an unobstructed view of northern Israel and the sweeping Beqaa valley. #mapping

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Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Current Context • India is pushing for a permanent Secretariat of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) in Sri Lanka to strengthen maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean. About CSC • Established: 2011; Revitalised: 2020. • Headquarters/Secretariat: Proposed permanent secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka. • Members (6): India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Seychelles. • Nature: Regional maritime and security cooperation grouping in the Indian Ocean. Key Focus Areas • Maritime Security. • Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation. • Combating Transnational Organised Crime. • Cyber Security. • Protection of Critical Infrastructure. • Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR). Why CSC is Important? • India’s key platform for Indian Ocean security cooperation. • Supports India’s role as a Net Security Provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). • Counters growing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific. Related Organisations • IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) —> Economic cooperation body; does not have a security mandate. • IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium) —> Naval cooperation forum; founded by India in 2008. IONS Facts • 9th IONS Conclave: Visakhapatnam, February 2026. • 33 member navies participated. • Indian Navy assumed IONS Chairmanship (2025–27) after 16 years. • India previously held inaugural chairmanship (2008–10). MAHASAGAR • Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions (MAHASAGAR). • India’s vision for integrated maritime security, connectivity, and regional development in the Indian Ocean.