Indigenous Dhruv Helicopter Cleared for Military Use After Crash Probe: The Army and Air Force variants of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), have been officially cleared for operations. This decision comes after a three-month grounding prompted by a fatal crash of an Indian Coast Guard Dhruv in January […]
Category: Current Affairs
India Champions Global Chemical & Waste Governance at BRS COPs 2025
India Champions Global Chemical & Waste Governance at BRS COPs 2025: India reaffirmed its leadership in environmental governance at the BRS COPs 2025 in Geneva. Led by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, the Indian delegation advocated for sound management of chemicals and wastes, access to finance and technology for developing countries, and pushed for action on […]
Sujata Chaturvedi Appointed As A UPSC Board Member
Sujata Chaturvedi Appointed As A UPSC Board Member: Ms. Sujata Chaturvedi, an accomplished civil servant with over three decades of experience, has joined the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as a Member. With a rich professional background spanning both state and central government roles—including as Secretary in the Department of Sports—her appointment is seen as […]
S8 Tension
S8 Tension: The Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, using the Hyper Suprime-Cam, conducted a deep sky survey from the University of Tokyo, reported an S8 value of 0.747, consistent with prior lensing estimates. S8 (Sigma Eight) is a parameter used in cosmology to quantify the “clumpiness” or clustering of matter in the universe on a scale […]
Foreign Institutional Investors
Foreign Institutional Investors: Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) became net buyers of Indian equities for the first time in four months in April 2025, registering an inflow of ₹4,223 crore. FIIs are a subset of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), comprising large institutional investors like mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and hedge funds. FIIs typically adopt […]
Near-Surface Shear Layer
Near-Surface Shear Layer: An international team of solar physicists, including scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), has mapped dynamic plasma currents in the Sun’s Near-Surface Shear Layer (NSSL), revealing patterns that correlate with the Sun’s 11-year magnetic activity (sunspot) cycle. The Near-Surface Shear Layer (NSSL) is a crucial region located just beneath the […]
WAVES 2025
WAVES 2025: Finalists from 11 cities were selected through months of regional contests and will participate in the WAM! national finale at WAVES 2025. WAM! (WAVES Anime & Manga Contest) is India’s first national initiative focused on discovering, nurturing, and promoting original Indian Intellectual Properties (IPs) in anime, manga, webtoons, and cosplay. It is being […]
Rabies : A Study
Rabies : A Study A six-year-old girl who was bitten by a stray dog died of rabies recently despite receiving preventive vaccination in Kerala’s Malappuram district. Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease caused by the Rabies virus (RABV) that attacks the nervous system. RABV is an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus family that can […]
Phthalates
Phthalates: A recent study found that a daily exposure to phthalates is linked to 3.5 lakh, or 13 percent, of deaths in the world due to heart disease in 2018 among people aged between 55 and 65 years of age. Phthalates are a family of chemical compounds primarily used in plastic products (most commonly in […]
Special 301 Report
Special 301 Report: India has yet again been placed on the ‘priority watch’ list of the US Trade Representative (USTR) office’s Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights It is an annual report by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under the Trade Act of 1974. It identifies countries that are considered by the US […]
