[pib] GARBH-Ini-DRISHTI: India’s First Ferret Research Facility

Why in the News? India’s first Ferret Research Facility, GARBH-Ini-DRISHTI, was inaugurated at Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)… Continue reading

Gyan Bharatam Mission

Why in the News? The Union Budget 2025-26 has introduced the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a comprehensive initiative for surveying, documenting,… Continue reading

[4th February 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Some wind behind the sails of India’s shipping industry

PYQ Relevance: Q) ‘China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as tools to develop potential military power… Continue reading

Second National Gene Bank

Why in the News? As part of the Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister announced the establishment of a second National… Continue reading

NGT issues notice to Centre on use of invasive fish species for mosquito control

Why in the News? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Central government regarding the use… Continue reading

[3rd February 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget

PYQ Relevance: Q) One of the intended objectives of Union-Budget 15-18 is to ‘transform, energize and clean India’. Analyze the… Continue reading

Inland Mangrove of Guneri

Why in the News? The Gujarat government has declared the Guneri Inland Mangrove in Kutch as the state’s first Biodiversity… Continue reading

Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme

Why in the News? In the Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister, has introduced the Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme to provide… Continue reading

[pib] What is Geo-Economic Fragmentation?

Why in the News? The Economic Survey 2024-25 highlights the shift from globalization to geo-economic fragmentation (GEF). Countries are now… Continue reading

India is heading into a middle income trap

Why in the News? Ahead of the Union Budget, the Congress released a report on January 30, 2025, saying that… Continue reading

Supreme Court (SC) bans Manual Scavenging in 6 cities in a writ petition

Why in the News? Recently, the Supreme Court ordered a complete ban on manual scavenging and unsafe cleaning of sewers… Continue reading

Four new sites to get Ramsar Tag

Why in the News? Ahead of World Wetlands Day (February 2nd), the Environment Ministry announced the inclusion of four new… Continue reading

Cannabis Cultivation in India

Why in the News? The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved a pilot study for the controlled cultivation of cannabis for… Continue reading

China’s Artificial Sun creates Record in Fusion Research

Why in the News? China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), commonly referred to as the Artificial Sun, has set a… Continue reading

In news: Palar River

Why in the News? The British-era Palar River Anaicut, a masonry check dam built in 1858, is undergoing a major… Continue reading

[31st January 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: An opportunity to settle Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem

PYQ Relevance: Q) ‘India is an age-old friend of Sri Lanka.’ Discuss India’s role in the recent crisis in Sri… Continue reading

Cabinet approves Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under EBP Programme

Why in the News? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a revision in the ethanol procurement price… Continue reading

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