Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme: The Union Finance Minister of India announced the release of ₹3,791.1 crore to States and Union Territories under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme. PM-FME aims to strengthen micro food enterprises, promote ‘Vocal for Local’ products, and integrate rural entrepreneurs […]
GPS Spoofing : In News
GPS Spoofing : In News An Air India flight operating from Vienna to Delhi was forced to divert after a suspected GPS signal spoofing over the Middle East disrupted its navigation. The spoofing of signals caused severe degradation of the aircraft’s flight control systems, including failures in autopilot, autothrust, flight director, and autoland functions. It […]
Onset of the northeast monsoon
Onset of the northeast monsoon: The timely onset of the northeast monsoon in October 2025 has brought much-needed relief to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, regions that rely heavily on it for both agriculture and water security. Northeast Monsoon (October to December): As the southwest monsoon (June to September) begins to fade, the northeast monsoon […]
Tomahawk Missiles
Tomahawk Missiles: The U.S. President has indicated that Washington may consider supplying long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine if Russia does not undertake credible measures to de-escalate the ongoing conflict. The Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. It can be launched from ships and submarines for precision strikes on high-value or heavily defended […]
Indigenous Military Combat Parachute System
Indigenous Military Combat Parachute System: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested the indigenously developed Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) from a record altitude of 32,000 feet, marking a major milestone in indigenous defence innovation and self-reliance. MCPS is developed by DRDO’s Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (Agra) and Defence Bioengineering […]
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report
State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report: The first State of Finance for Forests (SFF) 2025 Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that global investments in forests must triple by 2030 to achieve climate, biodiversity, and land restoration goals. Only US billion was invested in forests in 2023—91% public, 9% private—while US […]
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy
COP30 and Global Climate Diplomacy: The upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the UNFCCC, scheduled for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, comes amid heightened climate anxiety — the 1.5°C target slipping away, the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, and growing scepticism over multilateral climate processes. COP30 marks a shift from target-setting to implementation […]
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25
Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25: After over a year’s delay, the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 results were released in Dehradun by the Union Environment Ministry and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), reporting 22,446 elephants across India. SAIEE is India’s nationwide synchronized census of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) conducted every five […]
United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP)
United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP): India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term (2025–2028). The UN-GGIM-AP is one of the five regional committees of the United Nations Committee of Experts on […]
Akkai Padmashali becomes the first transgender person from Karnataka to join a Supreme Court-appointed committee
Akkai Padmashali becomes the first transgender person from Karnataka to join a Supreme Court-appointed committee: Trans rights activist Akkai Padmashali has been appointed to a Supreme Court panel tasked with formulating an equal opportunity policy for the protection of transgender rights. She is the first transgender person from Karnataka to serve on such a committee, […]
