NATGRID–NPR Integration: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been linked to the National Population Register (NPR), allowing authorised agencies real-time access to family-level demographic data of nearly 119 crore residents, significantly expanding India’s intelligence and investigation architecture. National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) is a secure, integrated intelligence-sharing platform designed to help law enforcement and security agencies access […]
Savitribai Phule
Savitribai Phule: Prime Minister paid tributes to Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary, recalling her lifelong commitment to education, equality, and social transformation. Savitribai Phule (1831–1897) was a pioneering social reformer, poet, and educator, widely regarded as the first female teacher of modern India and a foundational figure of Indian feminism. Born in Naigaon (present-day […]
Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)
Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI): Land acquisition has emerged as the single largest bottleneck in infrastructure development, accounting for 35% of project delays, the Cabinet Secretary said after the 50th PRAGATI meeting. PRAGATI is a centralised, ICT-enabled governance platform for grievance redressal, programme implementation, and project monitoring, enabling real-time review of projects of national […]
WHO Pharmacovigilance
WHO Pharmacovigilance: Union Health Minister announced that India has risen to 8th position globally in contributions to the WHO pharmacovigilance database, from 123rd a decade ago.WHO pharmacovigilance refers to the global system for monitoring, detecting, assessing, and preventing adverse effects of medicines and vaccines, coordinated through international data-sharing mechanisms.It Ensure patient safety by early identification […]
Know Your Survey: A User Guide to ASUSE
Know Your Survey: A User Guide to ASUSE The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the first-ever reader-friendly guide titled Know Your Survey to transparently explain survey processes to data users.A first-of-its-kind, reader-friendly publication released by the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.It explains the concepts, coverage, methodology, […]
Transforming a Waste-Ridden Urban India
Transforming a Waste-Ridden Urban India: Urban waste management has gained renewed global focus after COP30 (Belém, 2025) placed waste and circularity at the core of climate action, committing funds to cut methane emissions through initiatives like No Organic Waste (NOW).It refers to India’s shift from a linear “collect–dump” model of urban waste management to a […]
Birth Anniversary of Mannathu Padmanabhan
Birth Anniversary of Mannathu Padmanabhan: The Prime Minister paid tribute to Mannathu Padmanabhan (2nd January 1878 – 25th February 1970) on his birth anniversary, remembering him as a towering social reformer who dedicated his life to dignity, equality, and nation-building. Mannathu Padmanabhan was a leading social reformer from Kerala, known for challenging caste discrimination and […]
Adult Skill Assessment Survey, 2026
Adult Skill Assessment Survey, 2026: India is set to conduct its first nationwide assessment of adult skill competencies in 2026 to generate crucial data for tackling workforce challenges and harnessing the demographic dividend.The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will conduct the survey using the Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) framework, at the request of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd January 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd January 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine
Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine: The Ministry of Defence recently signed defence procurement contracts worth ₹4,666 crore for the acquisition of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and Navy and Heavyweight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy. The 56 x 45 mm CQB Carbine is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured (IDDM) compact […]
