[10th June 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Empowering women in agriculture for food security

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2024] Distinguish between gender equality, gender equity and women’s empowerment. Why is it important to take gender… Continue reading

Tighten the process: On the Election Commission of India, election processes

Why in the News? After the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok… Continue reading

How extracting and producing nickel can be made more sustainable

Why in the News? A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials has introduced a new method… Continue reading

HKU5 Bat Viruses pose potential Pandemic Risk

Why in the News? A new study warns that HKU5 bat coronaviruses, closely related to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus… Continue reading

Species in news: Himalayan long-tailed myotis

Why in the News? Researchers have identified a new-to-science bat species, the Himalayan long-tailed myotis (Myotis himalaicus), from the Western… Continue reading

Kashmir Merino: India’s First Gene-Edited Sheep

Why in the News? Researchers at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have successfully created India’s first gene-edited… Continue reading

NASA captures image of Mars’ Arsia Mons Volcano

Why in the News? NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured a spectacular image of Arsia Mons, one of Mars’ largest… Continue reading

What is Axiom-4 Mission?

Why in the News? The launch of Axiom-4 (Ax-4), a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), has been… Continue reading

[9th June 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: New study makes controversial weather-tweaking idea more realistic

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2022] Discuss global warming and mention its effects on the global climate. Explain the control measures to… Continue reading

Consultative regulation-making that should go further

Why in the News? India’s main financial regulators — the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange… Continue reading

Defence production in India receives a fillip

Why in the News? After Operation Sindoor, India’s military strike against Pakistan in May, there has been a lot of… Continue reading

In news: President’s Rule

Why in the News? Despite the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, the situation on the ground remains volatile, with… Continue reading

Mizoram and Goa declared Fully Literate under ULLAS Scheme

Why in the News? In a major achievement for adult education in India, Mizoram and Goa have declared themselves “fully… Continue reading

Evidence of Pre-Harappan Human Presence discovered in Rann of Kutch

Why in the News? IIT Gandhinagar researchers have found evidence that humans lived in the Great Rann of Kutch 5,000… Continue reading

Extreme Poverty in India down to 5.3% in 2022-23: World Bank

Why in the News? According to a new World Bank report, extreme poverty in India has fallen from 27.1% in… Continue reading

Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green Mobility (DRUM)

Why in the News? IIT Kharagpur has made a web app called Dynamic Route Planning for Urban Green Mobility (DRUM)… Continue reading

Rare Proton Emission in Astatine Isotope

Why in the News? In a groundbreaking discovery, an international team of nuclear physicists from Finland has measured the proton… Continue reading

Digital Postal Index Number (DIGIPIN)

Why in the News? The Centre has launched DIGIPIN, a geo-coded digital address system that aims to bring precision and… Continue reading

[7th June 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Water management in India needs a new course

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2013] Constitutional mechanisms to resolve the inter-state water disputes have failed to address and solve the problems.… Continue reading

Maintaining India’s progress in food safety standards

Why in the News? World Food Safety Day 2025 is observed with the theme “Food Safety: Science in Action.” It… Continue reading

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