Why in News? Major Abhilasha Barak, India’s first woman combat helicopter pilot, received the 2025 Read More …
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Major Abhilasha Barak receives 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO)
The India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO) was formally launched on 4th June Read More …
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) wins 2026 Food Planet Prize
Why in News? The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme has won the Read More …
Over 550 Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan awarded U.N. Medal of Honour
Why in News? More than 550 Indian peacekeepers, including 53 women personnel, serving with the Read More …
Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe elected as non-permanent members of UNSC
Why in News? Five countries — Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe — Read More …
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman elected President of 81st UN General Assembly
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman was elected President of the 81st Session of the Read More …
Beaufort Castle
Why in News? Israel has reportedly reoccupied Beaufort Castle, a strategically significant medieval fortress in Read More …
Loktak Protocluster: A Newly Discovered Galaxy Structure Named After Manipur’s Loktak Lake
Why in News? An Indian-origin astrophysicist based in Japan has named a newly discovered large-scale Read More …
India’s Haj Mission Wins Two Labbaytum Awards in Saudi Arabia
India’s Haj Mission won two prestigious awards at this year’s Khitamahu Misk ceremony in Saudi Read More …
India Wins Two Silver Medals at Taipei Capital Cup 2026
Team India delivered an impressive performance at the Taipei Capital Cup 2026, securing two Silver Read More …
EAM Jaishankar participates in Gymnich Meeting
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Cyprus from May 27–28 to participate as a Read More …
Lake Kariba
Lake Kariba, the world’s largest human-made lake by volume, has witnessed a significant recovery in Read More …
What is Abraham Accords?
Why in News? U.S. President Donald Trump on May 25, 2026 called upon several Muslim-majority Read More …
11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the Secretary of State of the United Read More …
Hell Grind: A film made entirely using AI premiered at Cannes Film Festival
A new film created entirely using Artificial Intelligence (AI) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival Read More …
A New Study on Neptune’s mysterious moon Nereid
Why in News? A new scientific study using observations from National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Read More …
Oreshnik Missile
Russia reportedly used its advanced hypersonic ballistic missile called Oreshnik during a strike on Kyiv Read More …
Major Abhilasha Barak honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2025
Abhilasha Barak, an officer of the Indian Army serving in Lebanon under a United Nations Read More …
World Health Assembly recognises stroke as a public health priority for the first time
The World Health Assembly passed the first-ever global resolution on stroke on May 22, recognising Read More …
What is GAESA?
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, recently criticised Cuba’s military-run business conglomerate GAESA, blaming it Read More …
Big Island
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii on Read More …
India–Cyprus Relations
Why in News? The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, paid a State Visit to India Read More …
Sakura Science Programme 2026
The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), the Union Ministry of Education (MoE), flagged Read More …
Defence Minister opens Indian war memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul
Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kwon Read More …
Significance of the Gift Diplomacy
During his recent five-nation diplomatic tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a variety of culturally Read More …