Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine: India announced that it has supplied 13 tonnes of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines to Afghanistan. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine is the live attenuated vaccine form of Mycobacterium bovis. It is used to prevent tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections. It was developed by Calmette and Guérin and was first administered to human […]
Tibetan Antelope
Tibetan Antelope: A New Delhi court has convicted an art gallery owner for attempting to illegally export Shahtoosh shawls – made Tibetan Antelope. The Tibetan antelope or chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii) is a medium-sized antelope. Male Tibetan antelopes are significantly larger than females, and can also be readily distinguished by the presence of horns and by […]
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026: The Union Government has proposed The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to increase the Lok Sabha’s strength from 543 to 850 members. It is a landmark legislative proposal designed to overhaul the composition of the Indian Parliament and the process of redrawing electoral boundaries. […]
Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that a boat carrying approximately 250 individuals, primarily Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, is feared to have capsized in the Andaman Sea. The Andaman Sea has become one of the deadliest maritime migration routes in the world. Thousands of Rohingya refugees (a stateless Muslim minority from […]
Sudan War and Sexual Violence Against Women
Sudan War and Sexual Violence Against Women: As Sudan’s civil war enters its fourth year, a new UN Women report has warned that sexual violence against women and girls has quadrupled since the conflict began.The Sudan war began in April 2023 as an armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 15th April 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 15th April 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Lake Neuchatel
Lake Neuchatel: In an amazing find for archaeology, over 1,000 Roman artefacts have been recently uncovered in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, offering an insight into life at the time of the Roman Empire. It is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland. It is nestled at the foot of the Jura Mountains. It was formed during […]
Baisakhi Festival
Baisakhi Festival: The festival of Baisakhi is being celebrated in Punjab with devotion, enthusiasm and brotherhood. Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi, is the popular spring harvest festival which is celebrated in Northern India, especially by the Sikh/Punjabi community. It is traditionally observed on the first day of the month of Vaishakha in the Hindu solar […]
Bankey Bihari Temple
Bankey Bihari Temple: The Supreme Court recently made it clear that it would not make “any structural changes” to the present arrangement with regard to religious practices at the famous Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is located in the holy city of Vrindavan in the […]
Arachnids : Study
Arachnids : Study A fossil harvestman identified using advanced imaging techniques shows that extinct arachnid lineages once lived in Europe. Arachnids are chelicerates, one of the five groups of the phylum Arthropoda, which loosely means ‘jointed foot’. These arthropods are primarily carnivorous, wingless, and have 8 legs. Like all arthropods, arachnids have segmented bodies, tough […]
