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Category: Current Affairs
Rare Auroral Activity Captured Over Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh
India Submits Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges for UNESCO World Heritage Status
Meghalaya has taken a major step towards global recognition of its unique living heritage with Read More …
EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation
Foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Read More …
Government Notifies Coking Coal as Critical & Strategic Mineral
The Government of India has notified coking coal as a Critical and Strategic Mineral under Read More …
Doomsday Clock Moved to 85 Seconds to Midnight
On 27 January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 Read More …
Stealth Solar Eruption Triggers Intense Geomagnetic Storm: Study
Astronomers have investigated a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that travelled from the Sun to Earth Read More …
Scientists Develop Sunlight-Powered ‘Photo-Capacitor’
Scientists have developed an innovative sunlight-powered supercapacitor, known as a photo-capacitor, that can both capture Read More …
Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0
NITI Aayog on January 28 launched Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, a three-month nationwide campaign aimed at Read More …
Republic Day Parade 2026: Maharashtra wins best tableau
The results for the Best Marching Contingents and Best Tableaux of the Republic Day Parade Read More …
Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) 2026
Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 25th edition of the Bharat Rang Read More …
Kerala Declares Bacillus subtilis as India’s First State Microbe
Kerala has officially declared Bacillus subtilis as its ‘State microbe’, becoming the first State in Read More …
Committee of Investment Experts for Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG)
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has constituted a Committee of Investment Experts Read More …
PESA Rankings of States for 2024–25
On the eve of the 77th Republic Day, the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Read More …
PANCHAM – Panchayat Assistance & Messaging Chatbot
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 25 January 2026, on the eve of Republic Day, Read More …
India–EU Free Trade Agreement Concluded at 16th India–EU Summit
India and the European Union on 27 January jointly announced the conclusion of the India–EU Read More …
Long Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile (LR-AShM)
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) showcased several advanced indigenous defence technologies during the Read More …
What is the Polar Vortex?
A powerful winter storm “Fern” swept across large parts of the United States on Sunday Read More …
IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Conferred Ashoka Chakra
Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was on 26 January conferred the Ashoka Chakra, Read More …
Long Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile (LR-AShM)
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) showcased several advanced indigenous defence technologies during the Read More …
Bhairav Light Commando Battalion and ‘Suryastra’ Make Debut at Republic Day Parade
The Bhairav Light Commando Battalion, raised in October 2025, made its first public appearance during Read More …
International Data Privacy Day
International Data Privacy Day, observed annually on 28 January, highlights the critical importance of protecting Read More …
President Approves 131 Padma Awards for 2026
For the year 2026, the President of India has approved the conferment of 131 Padma Read More …
President Approves Gallantry Awards to 70 Armed Forces Personnel
President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved gallantry awards for 70 Armed Forces personnel, including six Read More …
Bactrian Camels Steal the Spotlight at Republic Day Parade
Two majestic Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus), named ‘Galwan’ and ‘Nubra’, walked down Kartavya Path during Read More …
India’s first integrated private satellite manufacturing plant
The foundation stone for India’s first integrated private satellite manufacturing plant was laid at Khoraj Read More …