Analogue Paneer: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, and sale of non-dairy analogue products under the name Paneer. Analogue Paneer is a formulated, imitation food product designed to replicate the […]
Operation Drishti
Operation Drishti: Under Operation Drishti, AFMS surgeons performed 220 sight-restoring surgeries at an underground surgical centre in Tangdhar, Kupwara, along the LoC during the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp. A flagship humanitarian medical outreach initiative launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver free, high-tier super-specialty ophthalmic interventions, diagnostics, and sight-restoring micro-surgeries to underprivileged populations […]
Issues with River-Linking Projects
Issues with River-Linking Projects: At the Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mamallapuram, the Union Home Minister emphasised the need to resolve water disputes in southern India and proposed river interlinking from the Brahmaputra to the Godavari and Cauvery as a long-term water security measure.The issue gains importance amid disputes like Pennaiyar and Mekedatu, highlighting challenges […]
12 Years of Make in India
12 Years of Make in India: The Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative completed exactly 12 years since its launch. While official government data highlights massive production gains in sectors like electronics and defence, economic analysts and recent reports point to a “patchy performance” regarding the broader manufacturing share of the economy, private […]
The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform
The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and mobile app to assess and rate indoor digital connectivity across properties in India.An integrated web portal and mobile application ecosystem that standardizes, manages, and digitizes the entire assessment workflow—from property registration and physical signal […]
Typhoon Dujuan
Typhoon Dujuan: Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and eastern Japan with torrential rainfall and damaging winds, dumping a record-breaking 832 mm of rain on Izu Oshima island within 48 hours and triggering all-time high rainfall in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward.A powerful tropical cyclone that formed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean—designated as Japan’s 25th named storm of the […]
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum
Political Funding in India: The RUPP Conundrum Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, highlighted unaccounted political funding following a BBC investigation into suspicious RUPP donations. He called for action against shell parties, independent audits and tax-exemption reforms.A Registered Unrecognised Political Party (RUPP) is a political party registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Section […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th Sep 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 26th Sep 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Etruscan Civilization
Etruscan Civilization: Archaeologists recently unearthed a monumental 2,700-year-old tomb at Vulci, an important ancient Etruscan town north of Rome. Etruscan Civilization was a pre-Roman Mediterranean civilization that flourished between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE. The Etruscans, also known as the Tyrrhenians, inhabited the area that is now Italy. Their country was called Tuscia, or […]
Digital Connectivity Rating Platform
Digital Connectivity Rating Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform. Digital Connectivity Rating Platform is an integrated digital platform designed for rating of digital connectivity of properties across residential, commercial, and government properties. It was launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Objective is to encourage […]
