Gulf of Aden: In News Yemen’s coast guard recently reported that unidentified armed men hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Shabwa province and diverted it towards the Gulf of Aden near Somali waters. Gulf of Aden is an extension of the Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula (north) and the Horn of […]
Category: Current Affairs
Rusty Spotted Cat
Rusty Spotted Cat: For the first time in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and Haryana, a rusty-spotted cat has been photographed. Rusty Spotted Cat is the world’s smallest and lightest known cat Its large eyes may be an adaptation to its nocturnal behaviour. It prefers moist and dry deciduous forests, scrublands, grasslands, and rocky areas. It […]
Suriname
Suriname: External Affairs Minister reviewed the full spectrum of India-Suriname relations during the 9th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) held in Paramarib. It is a small country located on the northern edge of South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the south, French Guiana to the east; Guyana to the west. It is North Atlantic […]
Galapagos Archipelago
Galapagos Archipelago: A newly installed monitoring system called smart island monitoring model promises to scale ecosystem conservation in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago. Galapagos Archipelago is situated in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecuador. It is distributed on either side of the Equator. The Archipelago is a group of islands Repeated volcanic eruptions helped to […]
International Big Cat Alliance
International Big Cat Alliance: The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the website and logo for the 1st International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit 2026 which is to be hosted by India in New Delhi. International Big Cat Alliance is an inter-governmental international organisation launched in 2023 during the 50th anniversary of […]
Swasth Bharat Portal
Swasth Bharat Portal: The Government of India has launched the Swasth Bharat Portal. It is a unified platform designed to integrate fragmented health programme systems across the country. It acts as a one-stop aggregator platform to integrate programme systems via APIs, enabling interoperability and reducing administrative burden It is a single platform: To eliminate duplicate […]
1 Year of Operation Sindoor
1 Year of Operation Sindoor: Marking the one-year anniversary of Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces have significantly transitioned toward a high-tech, resilient defense posture characterized by hardened underground infrastructure and an integrated, multi-layered air defense shield. Operation Sindoor was a multi-dimensional military and strategic offensive launched by India on the night of 7–8th May, […]
SC Expands Definition of Acid Attack Victims Under RPwD Act, 2016
SC Expands Definition of Acid Attack Victims Under RPwD Act, 2016: The Supreme Court of India has broadened the scope of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, ruling that survivors of forcible acid ingestion must be legally recognised as ‘acid attack victims’. The Supreme Court expanded the RPwD Act, 2016, to recognise […]
Insulting Vande Mataram is a Punishable Offence
Insulting Vande Mataram is a Punishable Offence: The Union Cabinet has recently cleared a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, making any intentional insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song, Vande Mataram, a legally punishable offence.The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 strictly penalizes […]
INS Sindhukesari
INS Sindhukesari: The Indian Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhukesari, recently arrived in Colombo for an Operational Turnaround (OTR). INS Sindhukesari is a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. It was commissioned in 1988. It was designed as part of Project 877 and built under a contract between Rosvooruzhenie, Russia, and the Ministry of Defence […]
