ConvEx-3 (2025): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in partnership with Romania, is conducting the largest-ever international nuclear emergency exercise named ConvEx-3. This 36-hour drill simulates a severe nuclear accident at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, Romania’s sole nuclear energy facility. The objective is simple but vital to assess global emergency response capabilities in the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 24th June 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 24th June 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI) With e-Rakt Kosh
Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI) With e-Rakt Kosh: The Union Health Ministry is integrating the Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI) with e-Rakt Kosh to enable real-time access to rare blood types (such as Bombay, Rh-null, P-Null) and improve nationwide coordination among blood banks. The Rare Donor Registry of India (RDRI) is a national […]
NAVYA Initiative
NAVYA Initiative: The Government of India launched NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) to provide vocational training to adolescent girls aged 16–18 years with at least a Class 10 qualification, especially in non-traditional job roles. It is a joint pilot initiative by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and […]
Zonal Councils
Zonal Councils: The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation chaired the 25th Central Zonal Council meeting in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, organized by the Inter-State Council Secretariat in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Government. Zonal Councils are statutory bodies (not constitutional) established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, as a high-level advisory forum to foster […]
WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report
WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 Report: India’s eastern and western coastal regions are witnessing faster sea level rise than the global average, according to WMO’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, posing an increasing threat to livelihoods and infrastructure. Key Trends in India: Arabian Sea rising at 3.9 ± 0.4 […]
UNEP launched the NDC Cooling Guidelines 2025
UNEP launched the NDC Cooling Guidelines 2025: The UNEP launched the NDC Cooling Guidelines 2025 to help countries integrate sustainable cooling into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), addressing rising emissions and heat-related vulnerabilities. UNEP launched the NDC Cooling Guidelines 2025: A global framework offering countries a structured process to include cooling measures in climate plans (NDCs) […]
Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme
Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), in partnership with IIM Ahmedabad, has launched a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme to strengthen Panchayats’ capacity to generate Own Source Revenue (OSR) under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). Training of Trainers (ToT) programme is it a new training initiative to strengthen the […]
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill : UK Parliament
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill : UK Parliament The UK Parliament has passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons, which allows terminally ill patients with less than six months to live to opt for assisted dying in England and Wales. UK Terminally Ill Adults (End of […]
Household Income Survey in 2026
Household Income Survey in 2026: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced that India will conduct its first comprehensive Household Income Survey in 2026. A nationwide Household Income Survey aimed at generating robust and reliable data on income distribution across India for the first time. Ministry & Organisations Involved: Ministry of Statistics […]
