Operation Kiya: Operation Kiya is in the news due to a fierce counter-terrorism encounter in the forested Basantgarh area of Udhampur, where security forces have cordoned off Pakistani terrorists.Operation Kiya is a joint counter-terrorism operation launched by Indian security forces to neutralise terrorists hiding in remote forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir.Aim is to track, […]
Sabhasaar Initiative
Sabhasaar Initiative: SabhaSaar Initiative is in the news as over 1.11 lakh Gram Panchayats have adopted this AI-enabled tool for automated Gram Sabha meeting summarisation as of January 2026.SabhaSaar is an AI-powered voice-to-text and meeting summarisation platform designed to automatically generate structured Minutes of Meetings (MoM) from Gram Sabha and Panchayat meeting recordings.Launched in: 14 […]
New AI-Powered Workplace Automation Suite
New AI-Powered Workplace Automation Suite: Global tech stocks fell sharply after Anthropic launched a new AI-powered workplace automation suite, triggering fears that AI could replace core software and IT services rather than merely augment them.Anthropic’s AI workplace suite is a set of AI agent–based automation tools that can directly perform complex office and enterprise tasks—bypassing […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th February 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 5th February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Project Vault
Project Vault: The United States has launched Project Vault, a $12 billion critical minerals stockpiling initiative, announced by Donald Trump to protect American industries from global supply disruptions.Project Vault is a public–private stockpiling programme designed to purchase, store, and manage critical minerals and rare earth elements required for strategic civilian and defence industries in the […]
Pennaiyar River
Pennaiyar River: The Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to constitute a tribunal to adjudicate the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Pennaiyar River water.It is a water-sharing dispute between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Pennaiyar River is a major river in southern India flowing through Tamil […]
World Wetlands Day 2026
World Wetlands Day 2026: World Wetlands Day 2026 theme explores the long-standing connections between the habitats and cultural practices, traditions and knowledge systems of communities. It is celebrated every year on 2 February. It was first celebrated in 1997 and has been a United Nations International Day since 2022. It marks the anniversary of the […]
SAKSHAM 2026
SAKSHAM 2026: The campaign SAKSHAM 2026 has been recently inaugurated by the oil industry. Saksham (Samrakshan Kshamatha Mahotsav) is an annual awareness campaign initiated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It is designed to promote fuel conservation and raise awareness of sustainable energy practices. Organized by oil and gas public […]
NeophyteID App
NeophyteID App: The Kerala Chief Minister launched the NeophyteID application. It is an AI-powered mobile application designed to help users identify invasive plant species across Kerala. It is developed by researchers at the Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences (MBGIPS), It is powered by the YOLOv11 machine learning It is aimed as a […]
Aluminium Phosphide
Aluminium Phosphide: Doctors at the PGIMER achieved a global breakthrough in treating aluminium phosphide (Celphos) poisoning with intravenous lipid emulsion therapy. Aluminium phosphideis commonly known as Celphos. Aluminium Phosphide is a yellow or dark grey crystalline solid that has a garlic-like odour. It is a cheap, effective and commonly used pesticide. It liberates lethal phosphine […]
