Supreme Court stay on Aravallis Judgment: The Supreme Court has stayed its November 20 judgment that accepted a 100-metre elevation criterion for defining the Aravalli hills, amid nationwide protests by environmental groups.The stay pauses the Court’s earlier acceptance of the Union government’s height-based definition of the Aravalli hills (landforms ≥100 m above local relief) for […]
Glacier Disappearance
Glacier Disappearance: A new study published in Nature Climate Change projects that global glacier disappearance will peak around mid-century, with up to 4,000 glaciers vanishing annually under high-warming scenarios.Glacier disappearance refers to the complete extinction of individual glaciers when their area falls below 0.01 sq km or their remaining ice volume drops below 1% of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 30th December 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 30th December 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Gas Hydrates
Gas Hydrates: A reserve of natural gas bubbling from a cage of ice discovered on the ocean floor to the west of Greenland may be the deepest gas hydrate cold seep on record, and it happens to be teeming with animal life. Gas hydrates are ice-like crystalline structures that form when a low-density gas, like […]
Legionnaires’ Disease
Legionnaires’ Disease: A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has prompted a health alert in Sydney’s central business district recently, with authorities urging people to remain vigilant for symptoms. It is a severe form of a lung infection (pneumonia) caused by a bacterium known as legionella. The disease got its name when a group of people at an […]
Banded Krait
Banded Krait: An Indian Forest Service officer has drawn widespread attention on social media after sharing a striking video of a highly venomous Banded Krait encountered during a night patrol. Banded Krait is a highly venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia. Scientific Name: Bungarus fasciatus Part of the elapid family, which includes cobras […]
YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile
YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile: China recently released a rare footage of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile fired from a Type 055 warship. The YJ-20, also known as the Eagle Strike-20, is a hypersonic anti-ship missile developed by China. It is designed to target high-value naval assets at extended ranges. It has a distinctive biconic aerodynamic form, […]
Rohtasgarh Fort
Rohtasgarh Fort: An under-construction ropeway being built to improve access to the historic Rohtasgarh Fort in Bihar’s Rohtas district collapsed during a trial run recently. The Rohtasgarh Fort, also known as Rohtas Fort, is located in the city of Rohtas on the banks of the Sone River in Bihar. It is one of the largest […]
Pench Tiger Reserve
Pench Tiger Reserve: Researchers released the long-billed vulture named J132 in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. It is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and shares the southern boundary with Maharashtra. It has been declared a National Park and a tiger reserve. […]
Magnetic levitation technology
Magnetic levitation technology: Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology by successfully propelling a one-tonne a one-tonne vehicle to 700 kilometers per hour in just two seconds. It is a transportation technology which uses electromagnets to lift, guide and propel trains without wheels, allowing the cars to levitate slightly above the […]
