TRACERS Mission: NASA’s twin TRACERS satellite was launched to study magnetic reconnection and how solar activity affects near-Earth atmosphere. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. It will fly in low Earth orbit through the polar cusps, funnel-shaped holes in the magnetic […]
Category: Current Affairs
New Wasp Species
New Wasp Species: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have announced the discovery of four new species of spider-egg parasitic wasps, all from the State of West Bengal. The new species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the genus Idris(Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). These tiny wasps Idris bianor, Idris furvus, Idris hyllus, and Idris longiscapus— were […]
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025: The 14th edition of the Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025, is set to commence at Jodhpur and will continue till 04 August 2025. It is a joint military Exercise conducted between India and Singapore. It was first conducted in 2005, this exercise underscores the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship between both […]
“State of the Economy” : RBI
“State of the Economy” : RBI The Reserve Bank of India’s article titled “State of the Economy” offers a cautiously optimistic view of the Indian economy, amid global and trade-related uncertainties. Retail inflation (measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell from 5.4% in 2023–24 to 2.1% in June 2025, the lowest since January 2019. […]
India has reduced the number of zero-dose children
India has reduced the number of zero-dose children: India has reduced the number of zero-dose children from 1.6 million in 2023 to 0.9 million in 2024, playing a key role in South Asia’s highest-ever immunization coverage, as reported by World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Zero-dose children are those […]
Haridwar Stampede
Haridwar Stampede: Eight people died and 30 were injured in a stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple due to panic triggered by a rumour of a snapped electric line.A massive crowd of devotees, including children, panicked on a stairway after a rumour about an electric wire snap, leading to a crush and stampede.Local authorities (police, […]
Android Earthquake Alert System (AEA)
Android Earthquake Alert System (AEA): Google and UC Berkeley’s Seismology Lab have released a new global performance report of the Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system. The system issued successful early warnings in 98 countries. Working: Sensor Activation: Android phones sense initial P-waves using onboard accelerometers. Crowdsourcing: Data is sent to Google servers and cross-verified with […]
Operation Mahadev
Operation Mahadev: The Indian Army, in coordination with the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police, launched a high-intensity counter-terrorism mission codenamed Operation Mahadev in the Dara region near Dachigam National Park, Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on credible intelligence inputs about terrorist movement, security forces engaged in a fierce encounter on Monday, resulting in the elimination […]
World Hepatitis Day 2025
World Hepatitis Day 2025: Every year, World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28th July to raise global awareness about the silent yet deadly liver disease, hepatitis. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Baruch Blumberg, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the Hepatitis B virus and developed the first vaccine against it. Despite being […]
Global Specs 2030 Initiative
Global Specs 2030 Initiative: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a global initiative called ‘Global Specs 2030’. It aims to ensure that everyone has access to affordable eyecare services by 2030. The SPECS 2030 initiative spearheads the actions needed for success, focusing on five key areas: Services: Improving access to refractive services Personnel: Building capacity of […]
