Hara Mangrove Forests: The Hara mangrove forests of Iran’s Qeshm Island are facing a serious environmental threat after oil residues reached the island and parts of the protected mangrove ecosystem, amid continuing conflict and shipping-related oil spills in the Persian Gulf. Hara Forests located around Qeshm Island and the Khuran Strait near the Strait of […]
Day: August 22, 2026
South Korea’s Plastic Waste Management System
South Korea’s Plastic Waste Management System: South Korea’s plastic recycling system has come under scrutiny after research showed that only 16.4% of household plastic collected for recycling in 2021 was actually recycled into plastic, despite official recycling figures of around 73%. South Korea operates an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system under which manufacturers and importers […]
Centre’s FY 2026–27 Fiscal Outlook
Centre’s FY 2026–27 Fiscal Outlook: Former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan and D.K. Srivastava assessed the Centre’s FY 2026–27 fiscal outlook, noting that strong non-tax revenues and capital spending could keep the fiscal deficit near the 4.6% target, despite tax, subsidy and geopolitical pressures. The Centre’s fiscal outlook represents the projected health of Union government finances […]
The Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018
The Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018: The Maharashtra FDA issued notices to actors over Vimal Elaichi endorsements, alleging surrogate advertising of prohibited pan masala in violation of food safety and consumer protection norms. The Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018: A statutory regulatory framework notified by the Food […]
Thermal Protection System
Thermal Protection System: As ISRO prepares for the uncrewed flight test sequence of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, aerospace experts have detailed the functioning of the crew module’s Thermal Protection System (TPS). A Thermal Protection System (TPS) is a specialized, high-performance external shielding layer engineered to protect a spacecraft, space shuttle, or crew capsule from […]
Sea Lice
Sea Lice: A German biotech startup developing a feed-based nano-antibody treatment for sea lice has ambitions to use its platform technology to tackle bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases across aquaculture.Sea lice are larvae from certain jellyfish and sea anemones that live in saltwater oceans and seas.Sea lice can be unpredictable because they drift with the […]
Deemed Distribution Licence
Deemed Distribution Licence: The Andhra Pradesh government’s policy framework recommending a Deemed Distribution Licence (DDL) for hyperscale AI data centres—including the Google-Adani AI data centre project in Visakhapatnam—has faced severe legal and civil pushback.A Deemed Distribution Licence (DDL) is a statutory status where an entity is treated as an authorized power distributor to supply electricity […]
India’s Trade Agreements in Action
India’s Trade Agreements in Action: The Government has highlighted India’s growing use of Free Trade Agreements, showing early export gains, rising preferential Certificate of Origin issuance and wider product diversification across FTA partner markets.Over the past decade, India has expanded its network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) across major global markets, reflecting its growing economic […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st Aug 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st Aug 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Divyastra Mk3
Divyastra Mk3: Kawa UAV Pvt. Ltd., a defence start-up based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, announced that it successfully conducted a maiden flight test of the Divyastra Mk3. The maiden flight marks the first instance in India’s defence history of an indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured jet-powered loitering munition fitted with a fully indigenous power plant […]
