Major U.S.-Led Military Exercises Around India: Bangladesh and the United States will conduct three joint exercises (Tiger Lightning, Tiger Shark, Pacific Angel) and launch the RQ-21 UAS program in 2025 to enhance interoperability and regional security. Exercise Tiger Lightning 2025: Host: Bangladesh Participants: Bangladesh Army and U.S. Army Pacific Aim: Improve readiness for counter-terrorism, peacekeeping […]
Month: September 2025
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025: The 21st edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025 was held at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, aiming to enhance interoperability, readiness, and cooperation between the Indian and US armies.Started in 2004 as counterinsurgency training; evolved to include conventional, unconventional, hybrid threats, and peacekeeping operations.Joint military exercise to enhance bilateral readiness, interoperability, brigade-battalion coordination, […]
Exercise Pacific Reach 2025
Exercise Pacific Reach 2025: Indian Navy’s latest indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) INS Nistar is participating in Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore.It is a multinational conducted in Singapore. It is a biennial exercise which will witness participation of more than 40 nations. The exercise is mainly conducted in two phases, including […]
Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan
Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan: The Prime Minister launched the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA) and the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah. Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan aims to strengthen healthcare for women and children in India, promoting access, quality care, and awareness, with active participation from private hospitals under a Jan Bhagidaari Abhiyaan model. […]
Moran Community : In News
Moran Community : In News The Moran community in Assam’s Tinsukia district—an area rich in oil, coal, and tea—has launched an economic blockade, stopping the movement of goods to and from the region to press their demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.The Moran community is an aboriginal tribe of Assam that once had an independent […]
Annual Licensing Policy for Opium Cultivation for 2025-26
Annual Licensing Policy for Opium Cultivation for 2025-26: The Union Government has announced the annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh for 2025-26, increasing eligible farmers to 1.21 lakh.The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is an annual medicinal herb belonging to the Papaveraceae family. It is the primary […]
WHO has added GLP-1 receptor agonists to its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) for type-2 diabetes
WHO has added GLP-1 receptor agonists to its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) for type-2 diabetes: The WHO has added GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, dulaglutide, liraglutide, tirzepatide) to its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) for type-2 diabetes with comorbidities like obesity and cardiovascular/kidney disease.Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs are medications that mimic the action […]
Operation Weed Out
Operation Weed Out: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 108.67 kg of hydroponic weed in less than 20 days under its ongoing “Operation Weed Out” across India. Operation Weed Out is nationwide anti-drug enforcement drive targeting trafficking syndicates smuggling hydroponic cannabis into India. Launched By: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) under the Central […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 16th September 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 16th September 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Zircon Missile
Zircon Missile: Russia recently said that it had fired a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic cruise missile at a target in the Barents Sea. The 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon), NATO code-named SS-N-33, is a scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile developed by Russia. Initially designed to target naval assets, the missile has evolved to include land-attack capabilities, making it an […]
