Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) Census 2024-25: According to the Reserve Bank of India’s 2024–25 Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) census, the US and Singapore together contributed over one-third of India’s total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), reaffirming their position as India’s top investment partners. Top Investors: The US (20%) and Singapore (14.3%) together contributed over […]
Tag: 6th Oct 2025
Tractor Emission Norms (TREM)
Tractor Emission Norms (TREM): Farmers’ organisations have opposed the Union government’s proposal to implement Tractor Emission Norms (TREM) Stage V for tractors from 1st October 2026, urging that the rules would force farmers to buy new tractors, increasing debt and economic hardship. TREM: These are pollution-control standards set by the government to regulate and reduce […]
The Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme
The Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme: Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and launched the ₹1 lakh-crore Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund to boost private investment in high-risk, high-impact R&D projects. India is making a decisive shift toward an […]
QS Asia University Rankings 2026
QS Asia University Rankings 2026: Prime Minister of India hailed India’s record performance in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, where 294 Indian universities were listed — the highest ever. The QS Asia University Rankings is an annual regional assessment that evaluates Asia’s leading higher education institutions based on academic reputation, employability, research productivity, […]
Compressive Asphyxia
Compressive Asphyxia: The death toll in the stampede at Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s (TVK) rally at Velusamypuram has climbed to 41, with doctors attributing most fatalities to compressive asphyxia due to crowd crush. Asphyxia or asphyxiation occurs when the body does not get enough oxygen. Respiration is the process of air moving in and out of […]
Dhvani Missile
Dhvani Missile: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is on the verge of a historic breakthrough with the upcoming test of Dhvani, a cutting-edge hypersonic missile that promises to catapult the nation into an elite club of military superpowers. It is an hypersonic missile being developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). […]
Dark Stars
Dark Stars: Astronomers recently unearthed evidence that some of the earliest luminous objects in the universe may be “dark stars”, stars powered not by nuclear fusion but by dark matter annihilation. Dark stars are hypothetical objects that may have inhabited the early universe. Scientists believe that dark stars might be the oldest stars in the […]
Mono Ethylene Glycol
Mono Ethylene Glycol: The textile industry has appealed to the government not to levy anti-dumping duty on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), which is one of the main raw materials used in the production of polyester fibre and filament. Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is an organic compound with the formula C2H6O2. It is also called ethylene […]
NATO Pipeline System
NATO Pipeline System: Poland government said that it will finally join the NATO Pipeline System (NPS). It was set up during the Cold War to supply NATO forces with fuel. It is approximately 10,000 kilometres long, runs through 12 NATO countries and has a storage capacity of 4.1 million cubic metres. The NPS links together […]
Pulicat Lake
Pulicat Lake: Pulicat lake fishermen demanded a long-term solution as silt threatens lake livelihoods. Pulicat Lake is a vast coastal shallow, brackish water lagoon along the coast of Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilika, sprawling across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. This lagoon is separated from […]
