Rangarajan Poverty Line: Economists from the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Department of Economic and Policy Research published a paper in which they ‘updated’ the Rangarajan Poverty Line for 20 major states of India, using data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23. Key Highlights of RBI’s Paper on Updated Rangarajan Poverty Line: Odisha […]
Carabid Beetle
Carabid Beetle: Researchers found that carabid ground beetles act as potential bioindicators to track soil microplastics. They are commonly known as ground beetles due to their habitat and behavior. Ground beetles (Carabidae) are an important family of invertebrates known to strongly influence food web structure, often as key predators or prey species. It belongs to […]
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis: Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest and most climate-vulnerable nations, has officially joined the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as its 90th State Member. The move marks a significant step for the island nation in strengthening its environmental governance and global engagement in conservation […]
Sunil Amrith Wins British Academy Prize for “The Burning Earth”
Sunil Amrith Wins British Academy Prize for “The Burning Earth”: Indian-origin historian Sunil Amrith has won the 2025 British Academy Book Prize for his groundbreaking work, The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years. The prestigious £25,000 award celebrates outstanding non-fiction in the humanities and social sciences, highlighting writing that enhances public […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st October 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 21st October 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
SOAR Program
SOAR Program: The Government of India launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) programme in July 2025 to integrate artificial intelligence education and training into school curricula. A flagship initiative under the Skill India Mission, designed to strengthen AI literacy and competency among students (Classes 6–12) and educators. The programme includes structured AI modules, hands-on […]
International Convention against Doping in Sport
International Convention against Doping in Sport: India has been re-elected as Vice-Chairperson of the Bureau for the Asia-Pacific (Group IV) at the 10th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport, held in Paris marking the 20th anniversary of the Convention. The UNESCO International Convention against Doping […]
Special Campaign 5.0
Special Campaign 5.0: Special Campaign 5.0 is making headlines as its implementation phase(October 2–31, 2025) is underway across Indian government offices. Ministries have reported significant progress in clearing public grievances. The Special Campaign 5.0 (officially, the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 5.0 or SCDPM 5.0) is an initiative of the Government of India […]
Lunar Exosphere
Lunar Exosphere: India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter has made a path-breaking scientific observation – for the first time ever, it has detected the effects of the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon’s exosphere. The findings were obtained using CHACE-2 (Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2), one of the principal scientific instruments onboard the orbiter. The Moon’s […]
Water ATM Initiative
Water ATM Initiative: Innovative mine-water reuse projects in Jharkhand and Maharashtra — including Water ATMs by ACIC IIT-ISM Dhanbad and mine-water fisheries initiatives are transforming coal mine discharge into clean drinking water and sustainable livelihoods.Water ATMs are automated water-vending machines that purify and dispense treated mine water for public use at nominal costs, providing affordable […]
