DRISHTI System: The Indian Railways is planning to install a new AI-based Locking Monitoring System called – ‘DRISHTI’ It is an AI-Based Freight Wagon Locking Monitoring System. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (IITG TIDF) to develop the system. The DRISHTI system […]
Month: November 2025
Rare Earth Hypothesis
Rare Earth Hypothesis: New insights from exoplanet studies revive and reshape the debate over the Rare Earth Hypothesis. The Rare Earth hypothesis posits that the emergence of complex life on planets outside Earth is highly unlikely due to a unique combination of specific conditions required for such life to thrive. Proposed by paleontologist Peter Ward […]
Motor Neuron Disease
Motor Neuron Disease: Scientists recently developed a breakthrough therapy that clears toxic proteins from nerve cells—a discovery that could transform the treatment of motor neuron disease (MND). It is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting. MND is also called amyotrophic lateral […]
Vitamin D : New Study
Vitamin D : New Study Personalized vitamin D dosing, guided by regular blood monitoring, significantly reduced recurrent heart attacks by 52% in a recent trial. Vitamin D (also referred to as calciferol) is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in a few foods, added to others and available as a dietary supplement. It is […]
The India Skills Report 2026
The India Skills Report 2026: The India Skills Report 2026 shows India’s employability rate rising to 56.35% (from 54.81%), signalling a rapid improvement in how “job-ready” the youth are. The India Skills Report 2026 is an annual nationwide assessment of India’s workforce readiness, prepared by ETS, CII, AICTE, AIU and Taggd, based on surveys of […]
Rise in India’s Carbon Emissions
Rise in India’s Carbon Emissions: The Global Carbon Project’s 2025 assessment shows that India’s carbon emissions rose by only 1.4%, a sharp slowdown compared to 4% in 2024. India’s annual carbon emissions arise mainly from fossil fuel use—especially coal—making it the third-largest global emitter after China and the U.S. India’s carbon emissions rose only 1.4% […]
Singapore Introduces World’s First Green Fuel Levy
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 […]
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 […]
