What are Optical Atomic Clocks?
Why in the News? Researchers conducted the most precise global comparison of 10 Optical Atomic Clocks to pave the way… Continue reading What are Optical Atomic Clocks?
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM)
Why in the News? BRICS group has condemned and rejected the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and other… Continue reading Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM)
[pib] Aspirational District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Programme
Why in the News? The Union Coal and Mines Minister launched operational guidelines for the Aspirational DMF Programme to align… Continue reading [pib] Aspirational District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Programme
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Why in the News? Close to 600 tribal students from Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) have cleared IIT-JEE Mains, JEE… Continue reading Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Quick fix: On India’s Research Development and Innovation scheme
Why in the News? The Union Cabinet has recently approved a ₹1-lakh crore Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme to… Continue reading Quick fix: On India’s Research Development and Innovation scheme
Looking inward: Reservation in Supreme Court
Why in the News? Recently, for the first time ever, the Supreme Court of India has introduced a reservation policy… Continue reading Looking inward: Reservation in Supreme Court
PARAKH Survey reveals deficits in Student Learning
Why in the News? The Ministry of Education recently released the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan (RS) Report, an extensive nationwide student… Continue reading PARAKH Survey reveals deficits in Student Learning
Rare Great Hornbill sighted in Kerala
Why in the News? The Great Hornbill (Malamuzhakki Vezhambal)—Kerala’s State bird and a symbol of forest biodiversity—was spotted far outside… Continue reading Rare Great Hornbill sighted in Kerala
Quad Critical Minerals Initiative
Why in the News? The Quad has launched the “Quad Critical Minerals Initiative” to secure critical mineral supplies, addressing concerns… Continue reading Quad Critical Minerals Initiative
RECLAIM Framework for Inclusive Mine Closure
Why in the News? The Ministry of Coal has launched RECLAIM Framework— A Community Engagement and Development Framework for Mine… Continue reading RECLAIM Framework for Inclusive Mine Closure
125th Birth Anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Why in the News? Prime Minister Modi has paid respectful tributes to eminent thinker and educationist Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee… Continue reading 125th Birth Anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Vera C Rubin Observatory
Why in the News? The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has recently begun a 10-year project to study dark matter and… Continue reading Vera C Rubin Observatory
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi erupts
Why in the News? Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in eastern Indonesia has erupted violently, spreading ash up to 18 kilometers… Continue reading Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi erupts
Rising seas, shifting lives and a test of democratic values
Why in the News? India is seeing a worrying rise in people being forced to leave their homes due to… Continue reading Rising seas, shifting lives and a test of democratic values
Women MSMEs still struggle for credit despite schemes
Why in the News? Women-led MSMEs are a key part of India’s economic growth, but they still remain underserved. Even… Continue reading Women MSMEs still struggle for credit despite schemes
BRICS Rio Declaration, 2025
Why in the News? Gathering in Rio de Janeiro on July 6–7, leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South… Continue reading BRICS Rio Declaration, 2025
Operation Med Max
Why in the News? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a global drug network spanning four continents through secret… Continue reading Operation Med Max
1000 quakes rattle Japan’s Tokara Islands
Why in the News? Japan has recorded over 1,000 tremors in two weeks near the Tokara Islands, signalling a surge… Continue reading 1000 quakes rattle Japan’s Tokara Islands
In news: Nagari Pracharini Sabha
Why in the News? As language debates rise in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the historic Nagari Pracharini Sabha, key to… Continue reading In news: Nagari Pracharini Sabha
[7th July 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The new battle challenge of China-Pakistan collusion
PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2018] The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt… Continue reading [7th July 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: The new battle challenge of China-Pakistan collusion
