Bloom Syndrome: A 12-year-old girl diagnosed with the Bloom Syndrome, underwent a bone marrow transplant using stem cells from her younger brother at a private hospital in Chennai. Bloom Syndrome or BSyn is a genetic disorder, in which the BLM gene, a protein-coding gene, does not function as it should. It leads to growth delays, […]
Month: August 2025
Green Hydrogen : New Report
Green Hydrogen : New Report A new report has positioned India as a potential global leader in the green hydrogen economy, with the capacity to capture 10% of the worldwide market and export 10 million tonnes annually by 2030. Green Hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis, where renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after arrests of returnees in Sri Lanka.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after arrests of returnees in Sri Lanka.: UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency, established in 1950 by the UN General Assembly to assist people displaced after World War II. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with […]
Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035
Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the development of its heaviest rocket ever — the Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035. The LMLV is ISRO’s next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle. It will be the most powerful rocket built […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th August 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 25th August 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Mithi River : In News
Mithi River : In News The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police recently arrested a 49-year-old contractor in connection with the multi-crore Mithi river desilting fraud that has caused losses of over ₹65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Mithi river is one of the four rivers flowing through the Mumbai city, […]
Blue Carbon
Blue Carbon: Seaweed farming has emerged as a potential Blue Carbon strategy, yet empirical estimates of carbon burial from such farms remain lacking in the literature Blue Carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the ocean in vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove forests, saltmarshes, or seagrass meadows. “Blue” refers to the watery […]
Transforming India’s Electoral Landscape
Transforming India’s Electoral Landscape: The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) recently issued a show cause notice to the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), asking it to disclose the source of funding for its studies on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Indian Council […]
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: India is grappling with an escalating drug abuse crisis. The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was launched to address this issue and has now completed five years of implementation. Three-pronged strategy—supply control, demand reduction, and medical treatment. Key Achievements: Mass Sensitisation (18.10+ crore people, 4.85+ lakh institutions) Youth Mobilisation (1.67+ crore students, […]
Kerala ‘First’ Digitally Literate State in India
Kerala ‘First’ Digitally Literate State in India: Kerala has been declared the first fully digitally literate state in India, marking a milestone in bridging the digital divide through the Digi Keralam Project. Digi Keralam Project targeted senior citizens, homemakers, and digitally excluded groups, using youth volunteers and the K-SMART (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation […]
