Government e Marketplace: The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of ₹18.4 lakh crore, including crossing ₹5 lakh crore GMV in the financial year 2025–26. Government e Marketplace is India’s national public procurement portal launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. It enhances transparency, efficiency and […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
New Nematode Species
New Nematode Species: Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified two new species of free-living marine nematodes off the coast of Tamil Nadu and named them as Corononema dhriti and Epacanthion indica. New Nematode Species: Corononema dhriti: It is a free-living marine nematode found off the coast of Tamil Nadu. It is […]
Psychedelics : Study
Psychedelics: Study Recent study revealed that Psychedelics can temporarily ‘loosen’ the brain patterns that support the feeling of a ‘me’, allowing researchers to watch that system reorganise itself in real time. Psychedelics are drugs that induce states of altered perception, behaviour, consciousness and thought, often with increased awareness of the senses. Psychedelics are non-addictive and […]
Mission MITRA
Mission MITRA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Mission MITRA in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronauts. The Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment) is a first-of-its-kind team behavioral study designed by ISRO & IAF-Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Objective is to examine the physiological, psychological, and operational dynamics […]
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: The European Union (EU) Parliament approved updated EU water pollution standards and added Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the pollutants list which needs to be monitored. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are toxic, man-made, hazardous chemicals. These are also known as the Forever Chemicals, are a large chemical family of fluorinated […]
ECINet Platform
ECINet Platform: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has urged voters to make informed choices by using the “Know Your Candidates” (KYC) module available on its ECINet platform. It is a single-point digital platform developed by the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is a new user-friendly digital interface for the electors and other stakeholders […]
Sādhana Saptah Initiative
Sādhana Saptah Initiative: Sādhana Saptah 2026 initiative represents a significant step towards building a future ready civil services system in India. It is an initiative under Mission Karmayogi, also known as the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building The Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement(Sādhana) Saptah aims to foster skills necessary […]
FAO Food Price Index
FAO Food Price Index: FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists of the average of five commodity group price indices (cereal, vegetable, dairy, meat and sugar), weighted with the average export shares. Base year: 2014-16. Food and Agriculture Organization is […]
Measles
Measles: Bangladesh launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a fast-spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus. It is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family. It spreads by contact with infected nasal or throat secretions (coughing […]
BioNEST
BioNEST: The Union Minister inaugurated the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)-BioNEST Incubation Centre at the Central Food Technology & Research Institute (CFTRI) in Mysuru. The Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies (Bio-NEST) was launched by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council. It was launched with a vision that focused on fostering the biotech innovation ecosystem […]
