National Leprosy Day: On National Leprosy Day (last Sunday of January), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) outreach programme to promote awareness, early detection, and stigma reduction related to leprosy.Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae (bacteria), affecting skin and peripheral nerves, transmitted via […]
NASA announced the open-source release of ExoMiner++
NASA announced the open-source release of ExoMiner++: NASA announced the open-source release of ExoMiner++ advancing the search for planets beyond our solar system. About: ExoMiner++ is a deep-learning AI model developed by NASA to detect exoplanets from space-telescope data, serving as the advanced successor to the earlier ExoMiner system.It analyses stellar brightness over time, identifying […]
RBI–ESMA Memorandum of Understanding
RBI–ESMA Memorandum of Understanding: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) during the visit of the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission to India.The MoU will enable formal recognition of the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. […]
Record Allocation for defence
Record Allocation for defence: In the Union Budget 2026–27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a record ₹7.85 lakh crore allocation for defence, the highest ever.The defence allocation for 2026–27 represents a strategic fiscal push to modernise the armed forces, meet post-operation requirements, and accelerate Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence manufacturing.The government proposed to exempt basic customs […]
Rare Earth Corridors : Union Budget 2026
Rare Earth Corridors : Union Budget 2026 The Union Budget 2026–27 announced the establishment of dedicated Rare Earth Corridors in four coastal states to strengthen India’s critical minerals ecosystem.Rare Earth Corridors are integrated, state-anchored industrial value chains designed to link mining, processing, research and manufacturing of rare earth elements (REEs), particularly rare earth permanent magnets […]
Moltbook Platform
Moltbook Platform: A new online platform called Moltbook, has drawn global attention after AI agents began independently posting, debating, forming communities, belief systems and governance models.Moltbook is an AI-only social media platform where verified AI agents interact exclusively with other AI agents, while humans can only observe. It resembles Reddit in structure, with topic-based communities […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd February 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
El Nino Phenomenon : July 2026
El Nino Phenomenon : July 2026 There is a chance that the El Nino phenomenon may occur after July this year, but clarity will only emerge in April, according to the director-general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In India, El Niño causes weak rainfall and more heat, while La Niña intensifies rainfall across South […]
Molybdenum Disulfide
Molybdenum Disulfide: Scientists recently developed an electronic system using molybdenum disulphide only a few atoms thick; high-energy particles pass through it without causing damage. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is an inorganic compound made up of sulfur and molybdenum. It exists in nature in the mineral molybdenite. In its bulk form, it appears as a dark, shiny […]
‘CHAKRA’ – Centre of Excellence
‘CHAKRA’ – Centre of Excellence: State Bank of India (SBI) recently announced the launch of ‘CHAKRA’ – Centre of Excellence (CoE) for financing sunrise sectors that are critical to India’s economic development. It was launched by the State Bank of India (SBI) aimed at financing sunrise sectors critical to India’s economic transformation. The Centre will […]
