Lake Turkana: Scientists have extracted 18-20 million-year-old enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Lake Turkana Basin.It is located in the remote northern region of Kenya. It lies in the Eastern Rift Valley with its far northern end extending to Ethiopia. Three rivers, including Omo, Turkwel, and Kerio flow into the lake, but only […]
Month: July 2025
Empowering States Through Science
Empowering States Through Science: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), in its report “ A Roadmap for Strengthening State Science and Technology (S&T) Councils”, has called for reforms in the funding and governance of State S&T Councils. Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) are vital to national development, with both Central and State S&T Departments […]
INS Nistar – Diving Support Vessel (DSV)
INS Nistar – Diving Support Vessel (DSV): The Indian Navy will commission INS Nistar, its first indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at Visakhapatnam. This marks a key milestone in India’s underwater rescue and maritime self-reliance journey.INS Nistar is India’s first indigenously developed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) designed for deep-sea diving, submarine rescue, and underwater […]
AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS)
AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS): Indian Railways and DFCCIL have signed an MoU to deploy AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS) for real-time detection of rolling stock defects.MVIS is an AI–ML integrated visual inspection platform developed to monitor and detect defects in freight train rolling stock using high-resolution cameras and computer vision. It automates […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th July 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 10th July 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
India’s “Battery Passport” System
India’s “Battery Passport” System: India is set to roll out a “Battery Passport” system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. It is a system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. The system will digitally record each battery’s specifications — […]
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System: Indigenously made Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) will replace the vintage and smaller calibre guns, with the Defence Ministry recently calling the project an “exemplary mission mode success”. It is a large-calibre gun system with the capability to program and fire future Long Range Guided Munitions (LRGM) to achieve […]
SEPECAT Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar: The SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu in Rajasthan. The SEPECAT Jaguar, fondly called ‘Shamsher’ (Sword of Justice), was a joint venture between the British Aircraft Corporation and the French Breguet Company (now part of Dassault). First introduced in 1968, it is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft primarily […]
Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme
Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme: Central government will establish Akashvani kendra in Ujjain under the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme.It is a Central Sector Scheme. It aims to provide financial support to Prasar Bharati (All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) for expenses related to expansion and upgradation of its broadcasting […]
Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025
Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025: The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has released the Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025, aimed at modernising India’s upstream oil and gas regulatory framework. Features of Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025: Stabilisation Clause: Protects exploration licensees from future hikes in taxes/royalties by allowing […]
