Source: PIB Subject: Mapping Context: India has strengthened its textile and sericulture cooperation with Georgia during a high-level visit by the Central Silk Board delegation, including India’s participation at the
Source: PIB Subject: Mapping Context: India has strengthened its textile and sericulture cooperation with Georgia during a high-level visit by the Central Silk Board delegation, including India’s participation at the
BIRSA 101 Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology launched India’s first indigenous “CRISPR” based gene therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and named it BIRSA
DRDO DEVELOPS NEW MAN PORTABLE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE (MP AUV) For faster, safer, and smarter naval mine countermeasure missions 1. What has DRDO developed? The Naval Science & Technological Laboratory
OMAN JOINS UNESCO’S MAN AND BIOSPHERE (MAB) COUNCIL Why it matters for global and regional environmental governance 1. What happened? Oman has been elected as a member of the International
THE RARE EARTH HYPOTHESIS 1. What Is the Rare Earth Hypothesis? Proposed by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee in 2000, the Rare Earth Hypothesis states: Simple life (like bacteria) may
TREES V/S CLIMATE CHANGE: WHY TREE PLANTING ALONE ISN’T ENOUGH? What’s the main issue? Scientists observing trees across India have found that trees are behaving differently because of climate change.
EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI What happened? The 11th edition of Exercise MITRA SHAKTI between India and Sri Lanka began on 10 November 2025. It is being held at the Foreign Training
RIFT VALLEY FEVER (RVF) OUTBREAK What happened? In early November 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania and Senegal, West Africa.
MUDH-NYOMA AIR BASE Strengthening India’s Border Infrastructure along LAC 1. Key Event Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, inaugurated the Mudh-Nyoma air base in Ladakh on
AMBAJI MARBLE GETS GI TAG 1. What happened? Ambaji marble, sourced from the Ambaji region in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, has been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The tag was