India Withdraws from Ayni Airbase: India has officially concluded its presence at Tajikistan’s Ayni Airbase , ending a strategic chapter in Central Asia.The collaboration, initiated four years ago to revitalize the Soviet-era base, saw its end after a bilateral agreement on stationing Indian personnel at the location ended in 2022. The base’s strategic utility expired […]
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RBI Gold Reserves Surpass USD 100 Billion
RBI Gold Reserves Surpass USD 100 Billion: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stepped up its gold repatriation efforts, bringing back nearly 64 tonnes of gold from abroad between April and September 2025, raising India’s gold reserves to USD 108 billion.Over the past decade, India saw its gold share in foreign exchange reserves almost […]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Millions of Americans will lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as the US government halts aid amid funding shortages and policy shifts.SNAP is the largest US food aid program, offering reloadable debit cards for grocery purchases in supermarkets and online platforms. Over 40 million people depend on SNAP. India also has […]
AmazonFACE Project
AmazonFACE Project: Scientists in Brazil have launched the AmazonFACE Project near Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon. It is a field experiment that exposes mature tropical trees to projected future CO2 concentrations in an old-growth Amazon forest stand located near Manaus, Brazil. This is the first experiment in a natural forest of this size […]
Model Youth Gram Sabha
Model Youth Gram Sabha: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will jointly launch the Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS) in New Delhi. Model Youth Gram Sabha is a simulated forum for School Children to participate in mock Gram Sabha sessions. It is a […]
Coelacanth
Coelacanth: Paleontologists in China have described a new species of the coelacanth genus Whiteia on the basis of two fossilized specimens. The Coelacanth is a prehistoric, lobe-finned fish (belonging to the order Coelacanthiformes) that was once thought to be extinct for about 66 million years, until it was rediscovered alive in 1938 off the coast […]
SJ-100
SJ-100: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for production of civil commuter aircraft SJ-100. SJ-100 is a new generation short-haul jet aircraft of Russian origin. Earlier called the Sukhoi Superjet 100, it originally was designed by the now-merged Russian aircraft company Sukhoi Civil Aircraft. […]
Rehabilitation Council of India : In News
Rehabilitation Council of India : In News The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has announced a sweeping set of reforms designed to bring transparency, efficiency and inclusivity to the rehabilitation ecosystem across the country. Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament. It was set up as a […]
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime: The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC), the world’s first global framework to tackle cybercrime, moved closer to becoming legally binding after 72 of 193 UN member states signed the treaty. The UNCC officially called the Convention on Cybercrime: Strengthening International Cooperation to Combat Crimes Committed Through Information and Communication […]
8th Central Pay Commission
8th Central Pay Commission: The Union Cabinet has approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Central Pay Commission. Pay Commission (PC): A new PC is established every 10 years under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. PC determines the salary, allowances, and pensions of Central government employees by assessing both monetary and […]
