India’s Cold Water Fisheries: India’s cold water fisheries sector is emerging as an important component of the Blue Economy by generating livelihoods, improving nutrition, promoting eco-tourism, and supporting sustainable mountain development. Cold-water fisheries are practiced in high-altitude snow-fed rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs with temperatures ranging between 5°C and 25°C, dissolved oxygen above 6 mg/L, […]
Day: May 26, 2026
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd May 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 23rd May 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Public Accounts Committee : In News
Public Accounts Committee: In News Reconstituted Public Accounts Committee (PAC) convened and took up certain subjects for examination. Public Accounts Committee is the oldest parliamentary committee in India which was established in 1921. It is constituted every year. The Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker from amongst its Members of Lok Sabha. The Speaker, for […]
BHAVYA Scheme
BHAVYA Scheme: The central government announced the launch of guidelines for the ‘BHAVYA (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna) Scheme’. BHAVYA (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna) is a Central Sector Scheme aimed at developing investment-ready, world-class industrial parks across the country. The major focus of the Scheme is on creation of Investment-ready industrial ecosystems with plug-and-play infrastructure, multimodal […]
Buxa Tiger Reserve : In News
Buxa Tiger Reserve: In News The Union Environment and Forest Minister announced the Centre’s plan to reintroduce tigers into Buxa tiger reserve. Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Its northern boundary runs along the international border with Bhutan. The fragile “Terai Eco-System” constitutes a part of this reserve. It […]
Rumen Fluke
Rumen Fluke: Around 70 cattle have died in Odisha’s Kendrapada district recently, with the chief district veterinary officer attributing most of the deaths to amphistomes, or rumen flukes disease, locally known as ‘Kurmi’. Rumen flukes are parasites of ruminants and occur worldwide. They have a snail intermediate host. The adult parasites live in the rumen […]
Idu Mishmi Tribe
Idu Mishmi Tribe: The Idu Mishmi tribal people of Arunachal have a unique cosmology rooted in conservation. Idu Mishmi Tribe is one of the tribal groups who have been living primarily in the Dibang Valley, lower Dibang, and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh. They primarily live in Mishmi Hills, bordering Tibet in Arunachal Pradesh. They […]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has launched a $10 billion fund facility to support member countries affected by ongoing Middle East conflict. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a multilateral development bank established in It focuses on promoting sustainable economic growth, enhancing regional connectivity, and mobilizing both public and private capital […]
Machkund Hydroelectric Project
Machkund Hydroelectric Project: A major fire broke out at the Machkund Hydroelectric Project located on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border recently. It is a 120 MW hydropower project located in the Koraput district of Odisha along the border with Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats near the well-known Duduma […]
