Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar: The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA), in the Institutional Category, and Lieutenant Colonel Seeta Ashok Shelke, in the individual Category, have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026. Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar is an annual award instituted to recognize and honour the […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme : Completed 11 Years
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme : Completed 11 Years The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign completed 11 years. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative, meaning “Save the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child,” It is a flagship initiative of the Government of India launched in 2015. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is component […]
Liberalised Remittances Scheme
Liberalised Remittances Scheme: Analysis of data on the outward remittances under the RBI’s Liberalised Remittances Scheme (LRS) shows that the amount of money sent or spent abroad by Indians fell to a two-year low of $1.94 billion in November 2025, pulled down in large part by a sharp dip in the amount spent on foreign […]
Phulkari
Phulkari: Over 40 rare pre-Partition textiles at an exhibition trace how phulkari functioned within women’s lives, and their everyday worlds. Phulkari, meaning “flower work,” is a traditional embroidery of Punjab and Haryana. The term first appeared in 18th-century Punjabi literature and may be linked to the Iranian art of gulkari. Historically, phulkari chaddars were an […]
Lambadi Tribe
Lambadi Tribe: Supreme Court is once again being asked to rule on long-standing controversy of Parliament’s decision on Scheduled Tribe status to Lambadi community in Telangana. They are found in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in South India. They are also known as Sugali or Banjara. LanguThey speak Gor Boli also called Lambadi which […]
Ammonia Spikes In The Yamuna
Ammonia Spikes In The Yamuna Officials explained that ammonia spikes in the Yamuna are a chronic winter issue, generally occurring between 15 and 22 times a year.Ammonia is a colorless, pungent gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.It is the simplest stable compound of these elements and serves as a starting material […]
Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India)
Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC) recently demanded lowering of income tax for non-corporate manufacturing MSMEs in the Union Budget and expediting payment of GST refunds.Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) is the premier trade and investment promotion organization in India, catering to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st January 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st January 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Sela Lake
Sela Lake: Two tourists from Kerala drowned after the frozen surface of Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district gave way recently. Sela Lake, also known as Paradise Lake, is a glacial lake located near Sela Pass in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Sela Pass is a crucial mountain pass connecting the Tawang region with the […]
Type 096 Tang-Class Submarine
Type 096 Tang-Class Submarine: China has unveiled the most significant upgrade to its undersea nuclear capability with the unveiling of the Type 096 Tang-Class ballistic missile submarine recently. The Type 096 (NATO reporting name of Tang-class) submarine is China’s next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). It is bigger, stealthier, and armed with longer-range missiles than […]
