Operation Gideon Chariots: Israel launched Operation Gideon Chariots in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. The operation follows failed negotiations and intensified strikes amidst global humanitarian concerns.A large-scale military offensive launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza Strip.It marks a renewed escalation in the conflict, especially after the breakdown of ceasefire negotiations […]
Month: May 2025
Revamped Gyan Bharatam Mission
Revamped Gyan Bharatam Mission: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the revamped Gyan Bharatam Mission (formerly National Manuscripts Mission) on June 9, 2025.A revamped national initiative for identifying, conserving, digitising, and sharing India’s vast manuscript wealth. Announced in: Union Budget 2025–26, under the Ministry of Culture. Ministry Involved: Ministry of Culture; anchored by Indira Gandhi […]
Bird-Wing Eruption
Bird-Wing Eruption: A massive solar flare event, named the “bird-wing” eruption, was observed on the Sun’s northern hemisphere and is expected to impact Earth.A visually dramatic solar eruption with plasma shaped like wings, observed by NASA satellites. The ejected plasma stream spanned over 1 million km, twice the Earth-Moon distance. It Involved both a solar […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 17th May 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 17th May 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Global Report on Food Crises, 2025
Global Report on Food Crises, 2025: The Global Report on Food Crises 2025, reveals that acute hunger has reached a new record high globally. The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) is an annual, consensus-based technical report coordinated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) in support of the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). […]
Stagflation : Intensified In The United States
Stagflation: Intensified In The United States In May 2025, concerns over stagflation have intensified in the United States. Banks are now sitting on $482.4 billion in unrealized losses from securities investments, a 32.5% increase from the previous quarter, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Stagflation is an economic phenomenon where an economy experiences […]
Shingles Disease
Shingles Disease: A recent large-scale study from South Korea, published in the European Heart Journal, reveals that individuals vaccinated against shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus responsible for chickenpox. […]
Exercise Teesta Prahar
Exercise Teesta Prahar: The Army recently conducted a comprehensive integrated field training exercise named ‘Teesta Prahar’ at the Teesta field firing range. Exercise Teesta Prahar was a large-scale integrated field exercise conducted by the Indian Army. It was carried out at the Teesta field firing range in West Bengal, near the strategic Siliguri corridor, often […]
Tanot Mata Temple
Tanot Mata Temple: The historic Tanot Mata Temple, a 1,200-year-old sacred site near the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, is set to reopen for visitors as border tensions subside. Tanot Mata Temple is an ancient Hindu temple situated in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. It is dedicated to Tanot Rai, a manifestation of the Hindu goddess […]
Rajon ki Baoli
Rajon ki Baoli: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India (WMFI) and the TCS Foundation, has successfully completed the conservation work of ‘Rajon ki Baoli’, a 16th-century stepwell. Rajon ki Baoli, also known as Rajon ki Bain, is a significant historical stepwell located in south Delhi’s Mehrauli Archaeological […]
