Mount Ararat: A German-Turkish research team conducted the first survey of Mount Ararat’s glacier in eastern Turkey recently. Mount Ararat is a volcanic massif located in extreme eastern Turkey. It overlooks the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge. It is the highest mountain in the Armenian Highlands. It is the […]
Month: August 2026
India’s Lunar Future
India’s Lunar Future: At the ninth India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting held at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru, NASA formally invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to participate in its permanent ‘Moon Base’ programme under the Artemis Accords framework. India’s lunar trajectory is transitioning from robotic exploratory landings to sustained, crewed lunar surface […]
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the pending cases in the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission and asked the Centre to consider setting up regional and circuit benches to clear the backlog. National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission is a quasi-judicial commission set up in 1988 under the Consumer Protection Act […]
Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026
Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the comprehensive Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026 under the Electricity Act, 2003, coming into force from April 1, 2027. A statutory regulatory framework formulated by the CEA under Section 177 read with Section […]
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Parliament to establish a uniform, Centre-directed fiscal framework for mining and restrict state-level taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: The MMDR […]
The National Anubhav Awards
The National Anubhav Awards: Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, will confer the National Anubhav Awards 2026 at the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Anubhav Awards are annual national honors instituted by the Government of India to recognize and reward outstanding […]
Reform Utsav
Reform Utsav: The Union Government plans to launch a three-month “Reform Utsav” campaign, likely from October 2, 2026, to systematically capture citizens’ suggestions and translate them into actionable governance reforms. Reform Utsav is a proposed citizen-driven governance reform campaign aimed at creating an institutional mechanism through which citizen feedback is identified, deliberated upon and converted […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 17th Aug 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 17th Aug 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Loggerhead Sea Turtle: Mumbai Police personnel recently rescued a distressed 100-kg Loggerhead sea turtle after finding it struggling to swim and floating on the surface of the Arabian Sea. It is a species of oceanic turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. Scientific Name: Caretta caretta It is the world’s largest hard-shelled turtle, slightly larger at […]
Friedreich ataxia
Friedreich ataxia: A new study from researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center found that Friedreich’s ataxia is caused when a gene called FXN becomes mutated. Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system. The damage affects your spinal cord and the nerves that control […]
