Environmental surveillance: ICMR announced a plan to start wastewater surveillance for 10 viruses across 50 Indian cities, expanding India’s disease monitoring system. Environmental surveillance is the monitoring of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) in environmental samples like sewage, wastewater, soil, and air. It supplements traditional clinical case detection by identifying hidden and asymptomatic infections in communities. […]
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National Pulses Mission : Approved
National Pulses Mission : Approved The Union Cabinet approved the National Pulses Mission (2025–31) with an outlay of ₹11,440 crore to boost pulse production and reduce import dependency. It is a six-year central programme (2025–31) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. Designed to achieve Aatmanirbharta in pulses, ensuring food and nutritional security. Aim […]
RBI Sets Up Payments Regulatory Board
RBI Sets Up Payments Regulatory Board: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a new six-member Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) to oversee and regulate India’s payment systems. This move comes at a time when India’s digital payment landscape is expanding rapidly, requiring more focused and adaptable oversight. The PRB replaces the earlier Board […]
Who was Pandit Chhannulal Mishra?
Who was Pandit Chhannulal Mishra? Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, one of the most celebrated figures in Hindustani classical music, passed away at the age of 89 in Mirzapur on October 2, 2025. He was Known as the spiritual voice of the Banaras Gharana, Mishra ji’s demise marks the end of a musical era deeply rooted in […]
Elon Musk Becomes First Person Worth $500 Billion
Elon Musk Becomes First Person Worth $500 Billion: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has officially become the first person in history to achieve a net worth of $500.1 billion, according to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker (October 2025). This milestone makes him not just the world’s richest individual, but also puts him $150 billion ahead of Larry […]
Asheesh Pandey as MD-CEO of Union Bank and Kalyan Kumar as MD-CEO of Central Bank
Asheesh Pandey as MD-CEO of Union Bank and Kalyan Kumar as MD-CEO of Central Bank: The government has appointed Asheesh Pandey as the Managing Director and CEO of Union Bank of India, and Kalyan Kumar as the MD and CEO of Central Bank of India. Both appointments are for a three-year term, following the approval […]
Veteran freedom fighter and Gandhian socialist G G Parikh died
Veteran freedom fighter and Gandhian socialist G G Parikh died: On October 2, 2025, freedom fighter, Gandhian, and socialist stalwart Dr. G G Parikh passed away in Mumbai at the age of 100, bringing to an end a remarkable life deeply intertwined with India’s freedom movement, post-independence socialist politics, and grassroots development. Fittingly, Parikh’s death […]
GST collections for September 2025 rose by 9.1%
GST collections for September 2025 rose by 9.1%: Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for September 2025 reached ₹1.89 lakh crore, marking a 9.1% year-on-year increase and 1.5% growth over the previous month. This growth comes despite recent tax rate reductions under the GST 2.0 reforms, suggesting sustained consumption and robust tax compliance. The September […]
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe: NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) to show how solar particles are energised and shield us. Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe goal is to map the heliosphere’s boundary, trace energetic particles, and improve space weather forecasting. The heliosphere is a huge bubble created by the Sun’s wind […]
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization: India has been re-elected to Part II of the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO is a United Nations (UN) specialized agency, established in 1944, by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944) known as Chicago Convention. It is dedicated to developing safe and efficient international air transport for […]
