India Ranks 71st in WEF Energy Transition Index 2025: India has slipped to 71st position in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index 2025, falling eight places from last year. The index, which ranks 118 countries based on their performance across energy security, sustainability, and equity, places Sweden, Finland, and Denmark at the top. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th June 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 18th June 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
PM-WANI Scheme :
PM-WANI Scheme : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently prescribed a cap on tariffs charged to Public Data Offices (PDOs) under the PM-WANI scheme, in order to keep public Wi-Fi affordable. The Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme was launched by the Department of Telecommunication in December 2020. The scheme aims […]
SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme
SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme: Reasi is poised to become the second district in Jammu and Kashmir, after Srinagar, to implement the SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) scheme. SMILE Scheme is a multi-faceted initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It has a total […]
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Kanha Tiger Reserve: The Kanha Tiger Reserve has emerged as the leading tiger habitat in India in terms of ungulate (hoofed herbivore) population, according to the recently released report by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park, is located in the “Maikal” ranges of the Satpuras and […]
Global Nuclear Arsenal
Global Nuclear Arsenal: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently revealed in its new yearbook 2025 that nine countries worldwide possess as many as 12,241 nuclear weapons as of January 1, 2025. At the start of 2025, nine states together possessed approximately 12,241 nuclear weapons. Which countries have nuclear warheads? As per the report, […]
Hydraulics
Hydraulics: Worldwide, hydraulics constitute a $45-50 billion market and is growing steadily. A hydraulics system is based on the simple principle of Pascal’s law, named for the 17th century French scientist Blaise Pascal. The law states that when pressure is applied to an incompressible fluid, it is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid. […]
Quantum Communication
Quantum Communication: The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that IIT-Delhi scientists together with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) demonstrated quantum communication over a distance of more than 1 km in free space. Quantum Communication is a way to send information using the tiniest particles in the universe, like light particles (called […]
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki: A volcanic eruption in Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia spewed ash cloud to a whopping 11 kilometers. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is located in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province on Flores Island. It is situated along the famous ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Pacific region. It is one of the most frequently active […]
Lac Insect : New Study
Lac Insect : New Study Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have unravelled the mystery behind how the lac insect produces laccaic acid that is used to make lac pigment. Researchers have found that the colourful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside […]
