The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and mobile app to assess and rate indoor digital connectivity across properties in India.An integrated web portal and mobile application ecosystem that standardizes, manages, and digitizes the entire assessment workflow—from property registration and physical signal […]
Typhoon Dujuan
Typhoon Dujuan: Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and eastern Japan with torrential rainfall and damaging winds, dumping a record-breaking 832 mm of rain on Izu Oshima island within 48 hours and triggering all-time high rainfall in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward.A powerful tropical cyclone that formed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean—designated as Japan’s 25th named storm of the […]
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, highlighted unaccounted political funding following a BBC investigation into suspicious RUPP donations. He called for action against shell parties, independent audits and tax-exemption reforms.A Registered Unrecognised Political Party (RUPP) is a political party registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Section […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th Sep 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 26th Sep 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Etruscan Civilization
Etruscan Civilization: Archaeologists recently unearthed a monumental 2,700-year-old tomb at Vulci, an important ancient Etruscan town north of Rome. Etruscan Civilization was a pre-Roman Mediterranean civilization that flourished between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE. The Etruscans, also known as the Tyrrhenians, inhabited the area that is now Italy. Their country was called Tuscia, or […]
Digital Connectivity Rating Platform
Digital Connectivity Rating Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform. Digital Connectivity Rating Platform is an integrated digital platform designed for rating of digital connectivity of properties across residential, commercial, and government properties. It was launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Objective is to encourage […]
What is the mBridge Project?
What is the mBridge Project? Saudi Arabia quietly exited the China-led mBridge digital currency project in 2025, saying it was part of its original plan. mBridge is a cross-border payments platform designed to allow central banks to transact directly using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It is a joint project launched in 2021 between the […]
What is Basic Customs Duty (BCD)?
What is Basic Customs Duty (BCD)? The Government recently reduced the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on major imported crude edible oils with a view to moderating domestic edible oil prices. Basic Customs Duty (BCD) is a type of tax imposed on goods imported into India. It is the principal custom duty levied on imported goods. […]
Exercise Varuna
Exercise Varuna: INS Trishul reached Toulon, France to participate in the exercise ‘VARUNA’. Exercise Varuna is the bilateral maritime exercise conducted between the Indian Navy and the French Navy. This year it is the 24th edition of exercise Varuna. It will witness professional engagements in harbour and at sea, including cross-deck visits, operational interactions and […]
What is Marfan Syndrome?
What is Marfan Syndrome? Researchers recently published the first molecular characterization of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats. Marfan Syndrome is a genetic condition that affects the connective tissue in the body. Connective tissue helps support structures in the body, including organs, bones, and blood vessels. It most commonly affects the heart, eyes, blood vessels, and […]
