India’s First EV Truck Fleet Flagged Off at JNPA: India’s first fleet of electric heavy-duty trucks with swappable batteries was launched at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on September 25, 2025. The fleet was flagged off by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, at Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal, marking a […]
New Eel Species Apterichtus kanniyakumari Discovered off Tamil Nadu Coast
New Eel Species Apterichtus kanniyakumari Discovered off Tamil Nadu Coast: A new marine species named Apterichtus kanniyakumari has been discovered off the Colachel coast in Tamil Nadu, marking a significant addition to India’s coastal biodiversity. The species belongs to the genus Apterichtus, commonly known as finless snake eels, and was identified by researchers from the […]
Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes First Indian to Join BBL
Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes First Indian to Join BBL: Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the first India international to sign with a BBL team, marking a major shift in BCCI’s overseas league policy.He will represent Sydney Thunder in the upcoming BBL 2025–26 season, breaking a long-standing barrier in Indian cricket. Until now, the Board of Control for Cricket […]
Tirumala Gets India’s First AI-Based Command Centre for Pilgrims
Tirumala Gets India’s First AI-Based Command Centre for Pilgrims: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has launched India’s first AI-powered Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at Tirumala. The centre, inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on September 25, 2025, aims to revolutionize the way pilgrim traffic, safety, and darshan management are handled at […]
India Nominates IIT-Madras as UN AI Centre of Excellence
India Nominates IIT-Madras as UN AI Centre of Excellence: India has taken a significant step toward global leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by nominating the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) as a UN Centre of Excellence (CoE) for AI. The nomination, made by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), was announced at […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th September 2025
Today’s Current Affairs:26th September 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Perovskite Solar Cells : New Study
Perovskite Solar Cells: New Study Swedish scientists at Chalmers University of Technology have used AI-enhanced simulations to solve the long-standing puzzle of halide perovskite instability. A Perovskite Solar Cell (PSC) is a type of thin-film photovoltaic device that uses perovskite-structured compounds (ABX₃) as the light-absorbing active layer. Perovskite Material Named after the mineral Calcium Titanium […]
Central Board of Film Certification : In News
Central Board of Film Certification : In News Multiple films faced heavy censorship by the CBFC over caste, mythology, and political references. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Commonly known as the Censor Board, though it functions mainly as a […]
Varkala Cliff : Tentative list of World Heritage Sites
Varkala Cliff : Tentative list of World Heritage Sites UNESCO has placed the Varkala Cliff on its tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Varkala Cliff is a beautiful natural formation located in Varkala, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. This cliff along Kerala’s coastline exposes the Warkalli Formation of the Mio-Pliocene age (13 […]
Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal
Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal: The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs formally launched the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) in New Delhi. Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal is a statutory appellate body established under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act). It hears various appeals under […]
