Current Affairs

Kalaripayattu

Context: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Recognises Kalaripayattu Federation of India for Promotion of Kalaripayattu in Country.   Overview...

Financing Challenges for Food Security

Context: UN report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024” reveals that approximately 63% of low...

Interplay Between High-Affinity DNA and Carbon Nanotubes

Context: In a new study, researchers from Pusan National University employed high-throughput screening methods to explore the relationship between DNA...

Pollution of Rivers due to Industrial Effluents

Context: Rivers in the country are primarily polluted due to the discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities...

India’s Installed Nuclear Power Capacity

Context: India’s installed Nuclear Power Capacity to Triple by 2031-32. “The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase...

State’s  Right to Levy Tax on Mineral Rights

Context: The Supreme Court, in a decision by a 9-judge constitution bench with an 8:1 majority, ruled that states have...

Money Bill route for Contentious Amendments

Context: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to list petitions challenging the Centre’s Money Bill route to passing contentious...

Country in News:  Bahrain

  Overview of Bahrain: Official Name: Kingdom of Bahrain (Mamlakat al Bahrayn). The name “Bahrain” comes from the Arabic term...

River in News: Dnieper

Context: Paul Josephson, a specialist in Soviet and Russian history, discussed how Russia’s two-year invasion of Ukraine has transformed the...

New York City’s Trash Revolution: Role in Promoting a Circular Economy

Context: New York City’s long-awaited new trash cans have been unveiled, nearly two years after the city spent $1.6 million...

Valorisation of Dredged Sediments

Context: The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) has sanctioned a research project titled “Valorisation of Dredged Sediments.” ...

Government to Launch AgriSURE

Context: The Government is set to launch a Rs 750 crore Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) called AgriSURE.    Agri...

Arrest under PMLA  by ED 

Context: The Supreme Court held that the power to arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot be...

Galaxies’ “Heart and Lungs” Prevent Premature Ageing

Context: Astrophysicists at the University of Kent, in a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggest...

US-China Trade War 

Context: With the US presidential election due at the end of the year, there is a growing debate on future...

The Rising Demand for Air Conditioning: Environmental Costs, and Global Transformations

Context: A severe heatwave combined with high humidity is significantly boosting air conditioner sales nationwide. India’s rapidly growing AC market...

China’s Industrial Overcapacity: Catalyst for Green Transition or Global Glut?

Context: China’s rise as a manufacturing leader has given it significant control over global supply chains, especially for in-demand goods. ...

Deregulating Non-Subsidised Fertilisers

Context: With price decontrol of urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), and other politically sensitive nutrients unfeasible, the focus may shift to...

Discovery of Early Christian Building in Bahrain

Context: Archaeologists uncovered one of the earliest Christian buildings in the Arabian Gulf in Samahij, Bahrain, providing the first physical...

Salvinia Molesta

Context: An exotic beetle Cyrtobagus salvinia released in the 2,800-acre Sarani reservoir has eradicated the invasive weed Salvinia molesta within...

Palitana: A Revered Jain Pilgrimage Destination

Context: The decision to ban non-veg foods in Palitana was made after nearly 200 Jain monks protested and succeeded in...