SNIPPETS 28 MARCH 2026

CALM-Brain: CALM-Brain is India’s first digital repository of psychiatric disorder data+ It stands for Comprehensive Data Repository on Brain Structure & Function in Psychiatric Disorders+ Developed By: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)-TIFR under the Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind (CBM)+To improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders using large-scale data.

Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR): ATR spans 2,611 sq km across the Nallamala Hills in the Eastern Ghats, and was originally part of Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve+ The terrain features high plateaus and deep gorges cut into ancient sedimentary rocks+ It is primarily a Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous forest, dominated by Anjan, Teak, Bamboo, and Indian Kino+ ATR is a critical catchment area for the Krishna River, which flows through a deep gorge along its southern boundary.

Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica): It is a large, long-distance migratory shorebird belonging to the sandpiper family+ Godwit migrates 30,000 km annually, completing single non-stop stretches of up to 11,000 km+ It has long, dark legs and a notably long, slightly upturned pinkish bill with a dark tip+ The species breeds in remote sub-Arctic and Boreal wetlands. It’s winter on shallow coastal intertidal mudflats, lagoons, and flooded fields+ The godwit is a New World bird, breeding in the North American Arctic (Alaska and Canada) and wintering in South America.