BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies: India joined the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC) at Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi.It was launched in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).It serves as a one-stop centre providing integrated support services to manufacturing companies and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across BRICS countries.It is a […]
About: Kumari Sonali
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Miniratna Status for Yantra India Limited
Miniratna Status for Yantra India Limited: The Defence Minister granted Miniratna Category-I status to Yantra India Limited, recognising its swift transformation into a profit-making Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) within four years.Yantra India Limited is one of the seven new DPSUs created after the corporatisation of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board on 1st October 2021, […]
NBDSA Flags Communal Code Violations
NBDSA Flags Communal Code Violations: Data revealed that nearly 60% of orders passed by the News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) over the past three years cited violations of the communal harmony code by private TV and digital news broadcasters.News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) is an independent self-regulatory body set up by […]
Operation Kiya
Operation Kiya: Operation Kiya is in the news due to a fierce counter-terrorism encounter in the forested Basantgarh area of Udhampur, where security forces have cordoned off Pakistani terrorists.Operation Kiya is a joint counter-terrorism operation launched by Indian security forces to neutralise terrorists hiding in remote forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir.Aim is to track, […]
Sabhasaar Initiative
Sabhasaar Initiative: SabhaSaar Initiative is in the news as over 1.11 lakh Gram Panchayats have adopted this AI-enabled tool for automated Gram Sabha meeting summarisation as of January 2026.SabhaSaar is an AI-powered voice-to-text and meeting summarisation platform designed to automatically generate structured Minutes of Meetings (MoM) from Gram Sabha and Panchayat meeting recordings.Launched in: 14 […]
New AI-Powered Workplace Automation Suite
New AI-Powered Workplace Automation Suite: Global tech stocks fell sharply after Anthropic launched a new AI-powered workplace automation suite, triggering fears that AI could replace core software and IT services rather than merely augment them.Anthropic’s AI workplace suite is a set of AI agent–based automation tools that can directly perform complex office and enterprise tasks—bypassing […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th February 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 5th February 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Project Vault
Project Vault: The United States has launched Project Vault, a $12 billion critical minerals stockpiling initiative, announced by Donald Trump to protect American industries from global supply disruptions.Project Vault is a public–private stockpiling programme designed to purchase, store, and manage critical minerals and rare earth elements required for strategic civilian and defence industries in the […]
Pennaiyar River
Pennaiyar River: The Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to constitute a tribunal to adjudicate the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of Pennaiyar River water.It is a water-sharing dispute between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Pennaiyar River is a major river in southern India flowing through Tamil […]
World Wetlands Day 2026
World Wetlands Day 2026: World Wetlands Day 2026 theme explores the long-standing connections between the habitats and cultural practices, traditions and knowledge systems of communities. It is celebrated every year on 2 February. It was first celebrated in 1997 and has been a United Nations International Day since 2022. It marks the anniversary of the […]
