Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) notified the operational guidelines for two major shipbuilding initiatives—the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS) and the Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS). It is aimed at strengthening India’s domestic shipbuilding capacity and improving global competitiveness. Time Period: It will remain valid until 2036. Nodal Ministry: […]
Tag: 29th Dec 2025
Plasser’s Quick Relaying System
Plasser’s Quick Relaying System: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a major milestone in mechanised track renewal by recording its highest-ever single-day output of 1,033 track metres using Plasser’s Quick Relaying System. It is a modern semi-mechanized system automatic machine used for quick railway track replacement. It aims to speed up track renewal while […]
Exclusive Economic Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone: Fisher-folk recently urged the Centre to include their representatives in policymaking bodies so that their practical expertise can be utilized, without which the goal of responsible fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) cannot be achieved. An EEZ is an area of the ocean, generally extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond […]
Anopheles stephensi
Anopheles stephensi: Urban malaria, driven largely by the spread of invasive vector Anopheles stephensi in metropolitan areas like Delhi, has emerged as a national concern threatening India’s goal of eliminating the mosquito-borne disease by 2030, according to the Health Ministry’s recently released Malaria Elimination Technical Report, 2025 It is an invasive mosquito species originating from […]
Global Capability Centres
Global Capability Centres: Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are now the primary engine sustaining India’s technology job market, contrasting sharply with the hiring slowdown witnessed by large IT firms in the country. Global Capability Centres (GCCs), or Captive Centres, are offshore offices or subsidiaries set up by multinational corporations (MNCs) to handle various business processes and […]
National Council for Cement and Building Materials
National Council for Cement and Building Materials: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) India–NCB Carbon Uptake Report was released on the occasion of the 63rd Foundation Day of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB). It was established in 1962 as an apex research and development organization. Objective is to promote research […]
T Chamaeleontis
T Chamaeleontis: Astronomers used archival spectroscopic data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the spectrum of the young star T.Chamaeleontis. T Chamaeleontis is a young but sun-like star in the small southern constellation of Chamaeleon. It is located about 350 light-years from Earth. It […]
ISRO’s Heaviest Launch: BlueBird Block-2
ISRO’s Heaviest Launch: BlueBird Block-2 ISRO marked a major milestone by launching its heaviest satellite, BlueBird Block-2 (6,100 kg, by the US firm AST SpaceMobile), using the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) rocket, showcasing India’s strong heavy-lift launch capability. The BlueBird Block-2, is the heaviest payload ISRO has placed into orbit, surpassing the previous record of […]
Reservation for Agniveers in CAPFs
Reservation for Agniveers in CAPFs: The Union Home Ministry has decided to increase reservation for ex-Agniveers in Group C posts of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) from 10% to 50%, marking a major policy shift under the Agnipath scheme. Ex-Agniveers will be exempted from Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET). However, they […]
Rabies : Data
Rabies : Data According to a paper published in One Health, of the 59,000 rabies-mediated human deaths in the world every year, India represents a third, around 20,000, and more than any other country.Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, viral disease.It is caused by the Rabies virus (RABV) which affects the central nervous system.It infects mammals, […]
