World Population Day 2025: This year’s World Population Day will take place on Friday, July 11, 2025, with the theme “Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world” World Population Day (WPD) is Observed annually on July 11, World Population Day is a United Nations initiative aimed at […]
Category: Current Affairs
Medium Altitude Long Endurance Drone
Medium Altitude Long Endurance Drone: India has accelerated the procurement of 87 Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drones from local manufacturers. MALE drones are Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that have the capability to fly over 30 hours at a maximum altitude of at least 35,000 feet. These drones are equipped with advanced surveillance and combat capabilities: […]
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Researchers from Australia, Sweden, and the UK studied the indenyl cation, C9H7+ and revealed how Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons molecules survived in Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC1). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are flat, ring-shaped molecules of carbon and hydrogen. Astronomers think they make up a fifth of all carbon in interstellar space. There […]
TALASH Initiative
TALASH Initiative: The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the TALASH initiative. The Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self-Esteem Hub (TALASH) is a national- program to support the all-round development of students in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs). It was launched by National Education […]
Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana: Scientists have extracted 18-20 million-year-old enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Lake Turkana Basin.It is located in the remote northern region of Kenya. It lies in the Eastern Rift Valley with its far northern end extending to Ethiopia. Three rivers, including Omo, Turkwel, and Kerio flow into the lake, but only […]
Empowering States Through Science
Empowering States Through Science: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), in its report “ A Roadmap for Strengthening State Science and Technology (S&T) Councils”, has called for reforms in the funding and governance of State S&T Councils. Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) are vital to national development, with both Central and State S&T Departments […]
INS Nistar – Diving Support Vessel (DSV)
INS Nistar – Diving Support Vessel (DSV): The Indian Navy will commission INS Nistar, its first indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at Visakhapatnam. This marks a key milestone in India’s underwater rescue and maritime self-reliance journey.INS Nistar is India’s first indigenously developed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) designed for deep-sea diving, submarine rescue, and underwater […]
AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS)
AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS): Indian Railways and DFCCIL have signed an MoU to deploy AI-powered Machine Vision-Based Inspection Systems (MVIS) for real-time detection of rolling stock defects.MVIS is an AI–ML integrated visual inspection platform developed to monitor and detect defects in freight train rolling stock using high-resolution cameras and computer vision. It automates […]
India’s “Battery Passport” System
India’s “Battery Passport” System: India is set to roll out a “Battery Passport” system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. It is a system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. The system will digitally record each battery’s specifications — […]
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System: Indigenously made Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) will replace the vintage and smaller calibre guns, with the Defence Ministry recently calling the project an “exemplary mission mode success”. It is a large-calibre gun system with the capability to program and fire future Long Range Guided Munitions (LRGM) to achieve […]
