Renault to Acquire Nissan’s Stake in India Manufacturing Unit: Renault Group has announced that it will acquire the remaining 51% stake in Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd (RNAIPL) from Nissan Motor Corp, making it the sole owner of the manufacturing facility in Chennai, India. This move comes after a 2023 agreement in which Renault […]
Category: Current Affairs
The Great Conciliator A Book On Lal Bahadur Shastri
The Great Conciliator A Book On Lal Bahadur Shastri: Sanjeev Chopra’s latest book, The Great Conciliator: Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Transformation of India, offers a comprehensive look at India’s second Prime Minister, a leader often overshadowed in history books. Chopra, a historian and former IAS officer, explores Shastri’s political, social, and administrative journey, from […]
Naini Lake’s Facing Depleting of Water Levels
Naini Lake’s Facing Depleting of Water Levels: Naini Lake, a significant landmark in Nainital, is facing a critical decline in water levels, hitting a five-year low of 4.7 feet, raising concerns about the potential for drinking water scarcity during the summer. The lake, which supplies 76% of Nainital’s water demand, is experiencing pressures from both […]
Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 : Passed In Lok Sabha
Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 : Passed In Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha recently passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, paving the way for the enactment of modern maritime law in the country. Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 will replace the colonial-era Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea […]
Protests Against Pollution In The Ulhas River : Maharashtra
Protests Against Pollution In The Ulhas River : Maharashtra Taking serious note of citizen activists’ protests against pollution in the Ulhas River, the Maharashtra State Government during a special meeting recently, decided to remove water hyacinth from the Ulhas River within the next 15 days. Ulhas River is one of the west flowing Rivers in […]
Chicken’s Neck Corridor
Chicken’s Neck Corridor: Bangladesh has invited China to invest in a river conservation project close to the ‘Chicken’s Neck’ corridor – the link between India’s mainland and its seven northeastern States. ‘Chicken’s Neck’, also known as the Siliguri Corridor, a narrow strip of land in West Bengal that connects India’s northeastern states to the rest […]
Operation Brahma
Operation Brahma: After a devastating earthquake ravaged Myanmar recently, India initiated its relief and rescue efforts in the country under the banner ‘Operation Brahma’.It is India’s humanitarian mission launched in response to the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The massive earthquake that devastated Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand killed over 1,600 […]
Kasampatty Sacred Grove
Kasampatty Sacred Grove: The Tamil Nadu government recently notified Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) sacred grove as a Biodiversity Heritage Site. The Kasampatti Sacred Grove, also known as Veera Kovil Sacred Grove, is a revered ecological and cultural site located in Kasampatti village, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. Spanning 4.97 hectares near the Alagarmalai Reserve Forest, this grove […]
Future Circular Collider
Future Circular Collider: Plans for the Future Circular Collider (FCC), a proposed $30 billion project by CERN, have led to significant divisions within the scientific community. Project scope is a 91 km circular tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border, designed to accelerate and collide particles at unprecedented energies. Purpose is to generate Higgs bosons in large […]
Amur Tigers
Amur Tigers: A recent study published in Oryx highlights the alarming rise in tiger roadkill incidents, which could impact their long-term survival. Scientific name: Panthera tigris altaica Common name: Amur Tiger / Siberian Tiger IUCN red list status: Endangered Estimated 265–486 (2022) in Russia, with a small number in China & possibly North Korea Primarily […]
