Singapore Introduces World’s First Green Fuel Levy: Singapore has become the first country in the world to introduce a Green Fuel Levy on air passengers departing from the country, starting next year.The revenue generated will be used for the centralised purchase of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to help the aviation industry cut emissions.The aviation sector […]
Day: November 15, 2025
Sahitya Akademi : Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025
Sahitya Akademi : Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 by the Sahitya Akademi will be held on 14th November 2025 to promote and celebrate quality children’s literature across India’s diverse languages and cultures.Bal Sahitya Puraskar is a literary award instituted in 2010 to honour excellence in children’s literature across 24 Indian languages.The […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 13th November 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 13th November 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
INVAR Missile
INVAR Missile: The Ministry of Defence recently inked an agreement with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the procurement of INVAR Anti-Tank Missiles worth over 2 thousand 95 crore rupees to enhance the lethality of T-90 tanks. It is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) designed to be launched from tank platforms. The Invar missile, capable of being […]
Omen Drone
Omen Drone: America’s Anduril and the UAE’s state-owned defence conglomerate, EDGE Group, will jointly develop the Omen drone at a new, 50,000 square feet (4,645 square metres) research centre in Abu Dhabi. It is a new tail-sitting vertical takeoff and landing drone with a hybrid-electric propulsion system. It will be developed by America’s Anduril and […]
Metformin
Metformin: Metformin may weaken the benefits of exercise, a new study suggests. Metformin (1,1-dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride) is an anti-diabetic medication (biguanide). It is commonly prescribed to help manage type 2 diabetes. Metformin works in a few different ways to help keep your blood glucose (sugar) from getting too high. Metformin decreases the amount of glucose your […]
Painganga River
Painganga River: Four women and three children trapped for almost two hours in the gushing water of the Penganga River, near the famous Sahastrakund waterfall, were rescued recently. The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Yavatmal district in Maharashtra state. It is a major tributary of the […]
Mudh-Nyoma Airbase
Mudh-Nyoma Airbase: The Chief of the Air Staff recently inaugurated the Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Ladakh by landing a C-130J special operations aircraft there. It is an Indian Air Force (IAF) base located in Nyoma, in southeastern Ladakh. It is located at a height of 13,700 feet and is 23 km from the contested Line of […]
ESCAPEDE Mission
ESCAPEDE Mission: Blue Origin has successfully launched Nasa’s highly anticipated Escapade mission to Mars. The ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is the first coordinated multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to the Mars. Its twin orbiters known as Blue and Gold which will take simultaneous observations from different locations around Mars. It is […]
Cohort Connect 2025
Cohort Connect 2025: The Union Minister of State for Science & Technology launched the Phenome National Conclave on Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Cohort Connect 2025 at CSIR–IMMT, Bhubaneswar. A nationwide scientific platform under the Phenome India programme, bringing together India’s major longitudinal cohort studies to generate large-scale, India-specific health data for precision medicine, disease prediction, and […]
