The River Basin Management Scheme: Strengthening Water Governance: The Government of India has approved the continuation of the River Basin Management (RBM) Scheme for the period 2026–27 to 2030–31 with a significantly increased outlay of ₹2,183 crore.The RBM Scheme is a scientific and institutional framework under the Ministry of Jal Shakti designed for the integrated […]
Category: Current Affairs
India’s First Water-Neutral Railway Depot
India’s First Water-Neutral Railway Depot: Kankaria Coaching Depot in Ahmedabad has become India’s first ‘water-neutral’ railway depot by recycling wastewater used in coach washing and maintenance.The Kankaria Coaching Depot in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is the first railway depot in India to achieve water neutrality by treating and reusing wastewater generated during routine railway coach cleaning and […]
The Lebanon Ceasefire Deal
The Lebanon Ceasefire Deal: A U.S.-backed 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon officially went into effect at midnight on April 17, 2026.It is a temporary cessation of hostilities designed as a goodwill gesture to enable direct peace negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. While not a permanent peace treaty, it marks the first time in decades […]
Claude Mythos
Claude Mythos: Anthropic has unveiled a preview of Claude Mythos, its most advanced AI system to date, which is capable of autonomously identifying critical software vulnerabilities.Claude Mythos is a next-generation frontier AI model designed with advanced reasoning, coding, and technical problem-solving capabilities that far exceed previous flagship systems.It is specifically engineered to analyze massive, complex […]
Memristor
Memristor: Researchers from the University of Cambridge have reported a new kind of brain-inspired nanodevice, a hafnium-oxide memristor that could dramatically cut artificial intelligence’s (AI) energy use. Memristor’ is a combination of ‘memory’ and ‘resistor’. It is an electronic component whose resistance depends on the history of current flow, allowing it to “remember” past electrical […]
Potomac River
Potomac River: American Rivers, a United States conservation organisation working to make every river clean and healthy for people and wildlife, has nominated the Potomac, the river that flows through Washington, DC as America’s most endangered river for 2026. It is a river in the east central United States. It rises in North and South […]
Delimitation and Women’s Reservation in Legislatures
Delimitation and Women’s Reservation in Legislatures: The Union government has introduced three major Bills: the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to enable fresh delimitation based on the latest available Census, expand the Lok Sabha, and operationalise 33% women’s reservation in […]
Biomass-based Improved Cookstoves (ICS)
Biomass-based Improved Cookstoves (ICS): Recently, amid the LPG supply crisis, the relevance of modern biomass-based Improved Cookstoves (ICS) has come into focus, especially as many rural households shift back to firewood, raising concerns about cleaner cooking alternatives. Improved Cookstoves (ICS) are advanced biomass stoves designed to improve combustion efficiency and reduce emissions compared to traditional […]
IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook
IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook: The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth outlook, warning that the world economy is drifting toward a more adverse scenario due to the West Asia conflict, which it cautioned could trigger the largest energy crisis in modern times. The revision is driven by energy price spikes and disruptions in […]
State of India’s Bats Report
State of India’s Bats Report: The first-ever national assessment, State of India’s Bats (2024–25), highlights the growing neglect and threats faced by bat species in India due to urbanisation, deforestation, land-use change, and climate impacts. Prepared by experts led by Nature Conservation Foundation and Bat Conservation International, the report underscores severe data gaps and the […]
