Green Tug Transition Programme: In News The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for India’s first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), being developed under the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP). It aims to transition India’s harbour tug fleet from conventional diesel-powered vessels to greener […]
Alaknanda Galaxy : Study
Alaknanda Galaxy: study Researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA–TIFR), Pune, have discovered a spiral galaxy and named it as named Alaknanda. Alaknanda Galaxy is located about 12 billion light years away and has textbook spiral structure. It is named after a Himalayan river Alaknanda and the Hindi […]
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959: More than 1,500 academics have expressed grave concerns and held demonstrations in Kolkata to protest a Central government plan to repeal the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Act, 1959. The Indian Statistical Institute was founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Calcutta in 1931. The ISI, established earlier as a society, […]
Caller Name Presentation
Caller Name Presentation: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will mandate telecom operators to show the KYC-registered name of all incoming callers using Indian phone numbers, a feature known as Caller Name Presentation (CNAP). CNAP is a technology that enables mobile users to see an incoming caller’s name. The system retrieves the caller’s name from a […]
Seva Teerth
Seva Teerth: The Union Home Minister referred to the upcoming new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the Central Vista complex as “Seva Teerth”, calling it a landmark in India’s administrative evolution. The term signifies a shift towards citizen-centric governance rooted in service, aligning with the broader ethos of Seva (service) in Indian political philosophy. The […]
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve: A Rainbow Water Snake was recently spotted for the first time in Uttar Pradesh, with photographic evidence collected from the buffer area of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh. It includes the Dudhwa National Park and two nearby sanctuaries, viz. Kishanpur and Katerniaghat, besides forest […]
Ebola Outbreak
Ebola Outbreak: An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials and the U.N.’s World Health Organization said recently, after the country went 42 consecutive days without recording a new case. Ebola is a severe and often deadly disease caused by a group of viruses known as orthoebolaviruses (formally […]
India’s Climate Ambitions
India’s Climate Ambitions: India is preparing to submit its next round of climate commitments (NDCs) for the 2035 horizon even as experts call for a clearer, economy-wide transition plan. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are each country’s self-defined climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, updated every five years (Article 4).They include targets for emissions reduction, renewable […]
Solar Flare : In News
Solar Flare: In News A huge sunspot that is more than 10 times bigger than Earth recently appeared on the surface of the sun, and scientists say it could lead to several strong solar flares in the coming weeks. Solar Flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated […]
Parliament disruptions
Parliament disruptions: The 2025 Winter Session opened amid protests over electoral roll revision and a sharply curtailed sitting schedule, again stalling both Houses in the first days.Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India, consisting of the President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (Article 79). It performs four core functions: lawmaking, budget approval, executive accountability, […]
