65 Years of Antarctic Treaty: The Antarctic Treaty, which entered into force on 23rd June 1961, marks its 65th anniversary in 2026. As a landmark agreement dedicated to preserving Antarctica for peaceful purposes and scientific research, the treaty remains a unique example of international cooperation.However, its resilience is increasingly being tested by rising geopolitical competition, […]
India Becomes World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation in 2025
India Becomes World’s Top Ship Recycling Nation in 2025: According to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India emerged as the world’s leading ship recycling nation in 2025, capturing a top-ranking 35.4% global market share.It is a major maritime milestone driven by policy reforms and ease-of-doing-business initiatives that […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd Jun 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 23rd jun 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Solanum Pandeyi
Solanum Pandeyi: A new species of wild brinjal has been discovered from one of the remote islands of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago by a scientist from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and named it as Solanum pandeyi. Solanum Pandeyi is a species of wild brinjal recorded in the evergreen forest of Middle Andaman. […]
New Species of Cave-Dwelling Micro Snails
New Species of Cave-Dwelling Micro Snails: Researchers recently discovered two new species of miniature, cave-dwelling micro-snails named Georissa meghalayaensis and Acmella bensoni. Georissa meghalayaensis and Acmella bensoni are two new species of cave-dwelling micro-snails. They were discovered deep inside the damp limestone caves of Northeast India’s Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. Georissa meghalayaensis was discovered at the […]
India’s first 3D-Printed Artificial Reef Modules
India’s first 3D-Printed Artificial Reef Modules: Tamil Nadu is set to deploy India’s first 3D-printed artificial reef modules in coastal waters as part of an ambitious marine habitat restoration initiative under the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. India’s first 3D-Printed Artificial Reef Modules is to be deployed by Tamil Nadu in […]
Dongfeng-17 (DF-17)
Dongfeng-17 (DF-17): Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has for the first time aired footage showing the launch of a Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic missile recently. Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) is a Chinese solid-fueled medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile. It was officially unveiled in 2019. Its NATO code name is CSS-22. It is said to have a range of 1800 km […]
Nabha Fort
Nabha Fort: Volunteers recently cleared four trolley-loads of garbage from the 18th-century Nabha Fort and an adjoining park, renewing demands that the monument linked to Maharaja Ripudaman Singh be protected and developed as a tourism destination. Nabha Fort is located in Nabha city within the Patiala district of Punjab. It served as the royal residence […]
Blue Swimmer Crab
Blue Swimmer Crab: ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai, has successfully demonstrated Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus reticulatus) farming technology for the first time. Blue Swimmer Crab is a brachyuran crab in the Portunidae family. It is also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab. It is usually […]
Bolivia
Bolivia: The Bolivian President announced a state of emergency in Bolivia. It is a landlocked country located in west-central South America. It is bordered by 5 countries: by Brazil to the north and east; by Paraguay to the southeast; by Argentina to the south; by Chile to the southwest and by Peru to the northwest. […]
