Integrated Air Defence Weapon System: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the first flight-tests of an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS). It is a multi-layered air defence system, which includes three components — Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missiles (QRSAM), the advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles […]
About: Kumari Sonali
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India has announced plans for 27% ethanol blending in petrol (E27) by 2030
India has announced plans for 27% ethanol blending in petrol (E27) by 2030: India has announced plans for 27% ethanol blending in petrol (E27) by 2030, extending its successful Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. Ethanol, an alcohol derived mainly from sugarcane, maize, and surplus foodgrains, is blended with petrol to create a cleaner, renewable transport […]
ISRO Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01)
ISRO Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01): ISRO has successfully conducted its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for the Gaganyaan mission. ISRO Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) is a specialised air-drop experiment to test the end-to-end parachute recovery system of the Gaganyaan crew module. Conducted with a dummy crew capsule (≈ 5 tonnes) released from […]
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification: According to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. It is an independent body funded by Western countries and widely recognised as the main global system for measuring […]
Bloom Syndrome
Bloom Syndrome: A 12-year-old girl diagnosed with the Bloom Syndrome, underwent a bone marrow transplant using stem cells from her younger brother at a private hospital in Chennai. Bloom Syndrome or BSyn is a genetic disorder, in which the BLM gene, a protein-coding gene, does not function as it should. It leads to growth delays, […]
Green Hydrogen : New Report
Green Hydrogen : New Report A new report has positioned India as a potential global leader in the green hydrogen economy, with the capacity to capture 10% of the worldwide market and export 10 million tonnes annually by 2030. Green Hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis, where renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after arrests of returnees in Sri Lanka.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India after arrests of returnees in Sri Lanka.: UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency, established in 1950 by the UN General Assembly to assist people displaced after World War II. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with […]
Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035
Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the development of its heaviest rocket ever — the Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035. The LMLV is ISRO’s next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle. It will be the most powerful rocket built […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th August 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 25th August 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Mithi River : In News
Mithi River : In News The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police recently arrested a 49-year-old contractor in connection with the multi-crore Mithi river desilting fraud that has caused losses of over ₹65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Mithi river is one of the four rivers flowing through the Mumbai city, […]
