Kazakhstan Poised to Join Abraham Accords: US President Donald Trump announced that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, expanding the framework that normalises relations between Israel and Muslim-majority nations.The Abraham Accords are US–brokered agreements (2020) that normalised ties between Israel and several Arab/Muslim-majority countries. The accords are named after the biblical figure Abraham, considered a […]
Category: Current Affairs
Mussels as Bioindicators
Mussels as Bioindicators: Mussels are being used as bioindicators to monitor microplastic and chemical pollution in the Saronic Gulf of Greece. Mussels are bivalve mollusks ( shell-bearing invertebrates with two hinged shells). They are found in both marine (family Mytilidae) and freshwater (family Unionidae) environments. They occur worldwide, especially in cooler seas, and are an […]
UNESCO Adopts Global Standards on Neurotechnology
UNESCO Adopts Global Standards on Neurotechnology: UNESCO has adopted the world’s first global ethical standards on neurotechnology, addressing privacy, human rights, and data protection amid the rapid rise of AI-driven brain–computer interfaces.An international framework issued by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to guide the ethical development, use, and governance of neurotechnology—devices and […]
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) Initiative
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) Initiative: At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, India joined the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) as an Observer, welcoming it as a major step in global efforts to conserve tropical forests through innovative, market-driven finance. The TFFF is a blended-finance mechanism aimed at incentivising countries to prevent deforestation and degradation […]
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary: The Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary has come alive with the arrival of thousands of migratory birds marking the start of the season. It is located in the Chengalpattu District of Tamil Nadu It is one of the oldest bird protected areas in the country as well as in the State of Tamil Nadu. […]
Vande Mataram-150 years Celebration
Vande Mataram-150 years Celebration: The Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the year-long commemoration of 150 years of the National Song “Vande Mataram” in New Delhi. “Vande Mataram,” written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in a blend of Sanskrit and Bengali, is the National Song of India. It was first featured in his novel Anand Math […]
Baliyatra Festival
Baliyatra Festival: The President of India extended greetings on the occasion of the historic ‘Baliyatra’ festival and ‘Boita Bandana’ to all the countrymen. It is celebrated annually in Cuttack, Odisha. The term Bali Jatra literally means ‘Voyage to Bali’. It is celebrated every year on Kartika Purnima that marks the day that the seafaring traders […]
UN Water Convention
UN Water Convention: Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join the U.N.’s Water Convention earlier. It is also known as the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakeswhich was adopted in Helsinki in 1992 and entered into force in 1996. It was originally negotiated as a regional […]
Alprazolam
Alprazolam: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine factory manufacturing alprazolam in Valsad under “Operation White Cauldron”. Alprazolam is a psychotropic substance under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985. This drug falls under the benzodiazepines class of drugs, and is a tranquillizing agent used in the treatment of anxiety […]
Project Suncatcher
Project Suncatcher: Google announced a new research initiative called Project Suncatcher It is a research initiative exploring how constellations of solar-powered satellites could host data centres in space. It is an initiative of Google. Google aims to deploy high-performance AI accelerators in space and build a space-based infrastructure. Project Suncatcher will build modular satellite arrays […]
