India’s First Chip Fabrication Plant at SEZ Dholera: The Government of India has notified the country’s first semiconductor fabrication plant (fab) at Dholera SEZ, Gujarat, led by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited.It is India’s first semiconductor fabrication (fab) facility, designed to manufacture advanced chips domestically.The project is being developed as a sector-specific Special Economic Zone […]
Rising Labour Protests in India
Rising Labour Protests in India: Factory workers in industrial hubs like Noida and Manesar have launched violent protests over stagnant wages and poor working conditions.Labour protests in India represent a growing friction between the industrial workforce and the state/employer apparatus. Currently, thousands of factory workers are agitating against the decoupling of wages from the rising […]
Project Him Sarovar
Project Him Sarovar: The Centre initiated Project Him Sarovar to address year-round water scarcity in Ladakh, where much of the melting snow and glacial water currently flows unused into rivers and streams.It is a sustainable water management initiative aimed at capturing and utilising underutilised meltwater in the high-altitude cold desert region. Ladakh faces chronic water scarcity […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 16th April 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 16th April 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire: Researchers have identified a fortified hilltop complex in southeastern Spain as a rare Byzantine stronghold established by soldiers and clergy in the late sixth century. It traces its beginnings to the year 330 CE, when Emperor Constantine split the Roman Empire into a western and eastern It was the eastern half of the […]
Painted Leopard Gecko
Painted Leopard Gecko: A rare nocturnal reptile – a Painted Leopard Gecko – was recently spotted at Dilmili railway station in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, drawing the attention of the forest department. Painted Leopard Gecko is a colourful terrestrial gecko species. Scientific Name: Eublepharis pictus Eublepharis is a small genus in the lizard family Eublepharidae, which […]
MyLIC and Super Sales Saathi Mobile Applications
MyLIC and Super Sales Saathi Mobile Applications: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) recently launched two advanced mobile applications—MyLIC and Super Sales Saathi. These are two advanced mobile applications launched by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC); MyLIC for customers and Super Sales Saathi for its vast network of MyLIC App It offers a comprehensive, […]
National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC): The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation achieved a record disbursement of Rs 613.75 crore in FY 2025-26, benefiting over 61,000 people. It is a Government of India undertaking under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. NBCFDC was incorporated on 13th January, […]
Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal: China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid roiling tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature. It is a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, claimed by both China and the Philippines as part of their […]
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
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 […]
