India’s Policy Shift Toward Genome-Edited Crops: India’s progress in genetically modified (GM) crops has stalled since 2006, with no new commercial approvals beyond Bt cotton. However, genome-edited (GE) crops are witnessing accelerated development and regulatory support. Recently, two GE rice (Samba Mahsuri and MTU-1010) were cleared for release, and a GE mustard is under advanced […]
3rd India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue
3rd India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue: India’s Defence Minister co-chaired the third India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue with the Indonesian Defence Minister in New Delhi. The dialogue assessed regional security, addressed multilateral issues, and identified new defence cooperation avenues, highlighting the strengthening strategic commitment between India and Indonesia.India and Indonesia reaffirmed commitment to a free and open […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reclassified India’s de facto exchange rate regime from a “stabilised” system to a crawl-like arrangement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reclassified India’s de facto exchange rate regime from a “stabilised” system to a crawl-like arrangement: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reclassified India’s de facto exchange rate regime from a “stabilised” system to a crawl-like arrangement.A crawl-like arrangement implies the exchange rate stays within a 2% band around a […]
Central Empowered Committee
Central Empowered Committee: The Supreme Court (SC) of India has halted any move to dissolve the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), insisting that the body can only be disbanded with its approval, after concerns were raised about overlapping roles with the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The Cabinet Secretariat said that since the NGT is now strong and […]
Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: The Union Cabinet has approved the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets, a Rs 7,280-crore, seven-year programme aimed at building domestic Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM) capacity.The scheme seeks to establish 6,000 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of integrated REPM manufacturing […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th November 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 27th November 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs : Gold Prize
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs : Gold Prize The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ‘GST & Customs Pavilion’ has bagged the Gold Prize in the ‘Public Outreach and Communication’ category at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 in New Delhi recently. CBIC, formerly known as the Central Board of […]
Rustic Bunting
Rustic Bunting: Birders recently spotted a rare species, the rustic bunting (emberiza rustica) at Najafgarh Jheel on the Delhi-Gurugram border, marking the first time the passerine bird, which is also elusive across India, was spotted in the national capital region (NCR). It is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. Scientific Name: Emberiza rustica […]
Syntactic Foam
Syntactic Foam: A crucial set of tests on the Samudrayaan, India’s first manned-submersible dive into the ocean, is likely only mid-next year following a delay in the procurement of syntactic foam cladding from France. A syntactic foam is a composite material that is produced by filling a metal, polymer, or ceramic with pre-formed inorganic hollow […]
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission : Signs 3 MoUs With Nagaland Medical Council
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission : Signs 3 MoUs With Nagaland Medical Council Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission signs 3 MoUs with Nagaland Medical Council, Nagaland State Drugs Control Administration (NSDCA) and Nagaland State Pharmacy Council. It is an autonomous institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It is created to set standards of […]
