Shakargarh Bulge: The Shakargarh Bulge was one of the places where a major build-up of tanks and armoured vehicles by the Pakistan army was spotted recently. The Shakargarh Bulge is an important area in Pakistani territory that sticks out into India, bordered by the Ravi and Chenab rivers. Its geography consists of flat terrain and […]
Category: Current Affairs
Agamic temples
Agamic temples: The Supreme Court recently requested a committee formed by the Madras High Court to identify Agamic temples as against non-Agamic temples in Tamil Nadu in three months. The Agamas are a collection of scriptures of Hindu devotional schools. The term literally means tradition or “that which has come down”, and the Agama texts […]
Adyar River
Adyar River: A Rs 1,500-crore project to rejuvenate and restore a ‘dead’ 44-km stretch of River Adyar is stuck since 2023 and lying choked in the city. The Adyar, originating near the Chembarambakkam Lake in Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers which winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and joins the Bay of Bengal […]
Desalination Technology
Desalination Technology: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an indigenous high-pressure nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane for seawater desalination. The project was executed by Defence Materials Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat The membrane was designed to meet the operational needs of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), particularly […]
Golden Dragon 2025
Golden Dragon 2025: Cambodia and China have launched their largest-ever Golden Dragon joint military exercise involving land, sea, and air operations. The Golden Dragon military exercise is a bilateral annual drill between China and Cambodia, first initiated in late 2016 to strengthen military cooperation and strategic ties. The official theme of Golden Dragon 2025 is […]
Colombia formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Colombia formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Colombia formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a high-level meeting of Latin American leaders in Beijing. Colombia is known as the “Gateway of South America”, strategically located in the northwest, connecting South America with Central and North America. It shares land boundaries with Venezuela, […]
Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve
Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve: Himachal Pradesh notified Tsarap Chu Conservation Reserve, India’s largest protected area (1,585 sq km), to safeguard high-altitude biodiversity, particularly snow leopards, and strengthen wildlife corridors.A protected area in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, notified under Section 36A (1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Aims to conserve snow leopards, rare Himalayan fauna, […]
Jute Corporation of India (JCI)
Jute Corporation of India (JCI): The Jute Corporation of India (JCI) raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute from ₹5,335 to ₹5,650 per quintal for the 2025–26 crop year to curb distress selling by farmers.JCI is a government-owned price support agency tasked with procuring raw jute at MSP from farmers to ensure fair […]
Territorial Army
Territorial Army: The Ministry of Defence has empowered the Army Chief under Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Act, 1948, to fully mobilise the Territorial Army (TA) amid heightened tensions with Pakistan. Territorial Army Act, 1948; formally launched on October 9, 1949. Controlling Ministry: Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Governed by Territorial Army Act, […]
Extended Fund Facility (EFF)
Extended Fund Facility (EFF): The IMF Executive Board approved an immediate disbursement of $1 billion to Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).EFF is an IMF lending mechanism designed to help countries facing prolonged balance of payments problems due to deep structural economic weaknesses.Governed by: International Monetary Fund (IMF), part of Bretton Woods institutions. Loan […]
