Khiamniungan Tribe: The Prime Minister of India mentioned about the Khiamniungan tribe in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode. The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with habitation both in India and Myanmar. The meaning of the term Khiamniungan is ‘source of great water or river’. The traditional social structure was […]
Perseverance Rover
Perseverance Rover: NASA’s Perseverance rover recently detected electrical activity in Mars’ atmosphere for the first time. Perseverance, nicknamed “Percy“, is a semi-autonomous rover the size of a small car designed to explore the surface of Mars. It is part of NASA’s ongoing Mars 2020 Mission. Successfully landed on the surface of Mar’s Jezero Crater in […]
India’s Disaster Risk Financing
India’s Disaster Risk Financing: The Union Government recently sanctioned only Rs 260 crore in disaster relief to Kerala following the devastating Wayanad landslides of July 2024, against the State’s estimated losses of Rs 2,200 crore. This glaring disparity has reignited debates around the weakening of cooperative federalism and the increasing centralisation of disaster-risk finance in […]
Uranium Contamination in Delhi
Uranium Contamination in Delhi: New groundwater testing by the Central Ground Water Board shows rising uranium levels in Delhi, with 13–15% of samples showing elevated contamination.Uranium contamination refers to the presence of uranium— a naturally occurring radioactive heavy metal— in groundwater at levels above permissible limits for safe drinking water. World Health Organization (WHO) guideline […]
World AIDS Day 2025
World AIDS Day 2025: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organised the World AIDS Day 2025 observance under the theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response” and highlighted the national progress on AIDS control. In 1998, WHO marked the first World AIDS Day on 1st December to recognize the crucial role of civil society […]
India Re-Elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–29
India Re-Elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–29: India has been re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2025–29 term, reaffirming global confidence in its leadership in multilateral governance.The Executive Board is one of UNESCO’s three constitutional organs responsible for supervising programme implementation and providing strategic direction to the organisation.UNESCO was created in 1945, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd December 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd December 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Heron Mk II
Heron Mk II: To enhance their unmanned capabilities in the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces have signed up for more satellite-linked Heron Mk II UAVs under emergency procurement. It is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It offers an endurance of 45 […]
Sanchar Saathi
Sanchar Saathi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for all newly manufactured or imported mobile phones in India to come with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed. It is a security and awareness platform developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). It is available both as an app and a web portal. Purpose […]
Bioremediation
Bioremediation: Bioremediation offers a cheaper, scalable, and sustainable alternative, especially in a country like India where vast stretches of land and water are affected but resources for remediation are limited. Bioremediation literally means “restoring life through biology.” It is the use of living organisms, primarily microorganisms, to degrade environmental contaminants into less toxic forms. It […]
