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Category: Current Affairs
Botrytis cinerea
Bulgaria’s Euro Adoption Plans Face Protests Ahead of 1 Jan. 2026 Deadline
Recently, thousands of protesters gathered in Sofia to demonstrate against the Bulgarian government’s plans to Read More …
India to Host 2029 World Police and Fire Games
India has been designated as the host country for the prestigious 2029 World Police and Read More …
GI-tagged Kolhapuri chappals
Italian luxury fashion brand Prada recently acknowledged that its sandals, featured in the Men’s Spring/Summer Read More …
India’s first green data centre
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science Read More …
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States will no longer Read More …
SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting
India has refused to sign a joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Read More …
ESIC relaunches SPREE Scheme
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), at its 196th meeting in Shimla on June 27, Read More …
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Chile’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun displaying its first images of the cosmos, allowing Read More …
Adi Karmyogi Beta version
The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the flagship programme – Adi Karmyogi Beta Read More …
India’s external debt increased to $736.3 billion in March 2025
According to a recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report, India’s external debt increased to Read More …
What is Yellowcake?
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has indicated that Tehran is now open to a Read More …
India’s social security coverage soars from 19% to 64.3%
Achievement: Social security coverage in India expanded from 19% (2015) to 64.3% (2025) — a Read More …
United Nations Launches ‘UN80 Initiative’ to Mark 80th Anniversary
In 2025, the United Nations (UN) celebrates its 80th anniversary, commemorating eight decades of dedicated Read More …
Asiatic wild dog (Dhole)
The dhole, also known as the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), previously thought to be Read More …
Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has commenced proceedings to delist 345 Registered Unrecognized Political Read More …
dCas9
Researchers at the Bose Institute have developed an innovative genetic tool, utilizing a modified version Read More …
Salkhan Fossils Park
Salkhan Fossils Park in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, one of the oldest fossil sites in the Read More …
Critical and Emerging Technologies Index
The ‘Critical and Emerging Technologies Index’ was published by the Harvard Kennedy School – Belfer Read More …
Axiom Mission 4
Indian Air Force’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history on June 26, 2025, by becoming Read More …
Operation Deep Manifest
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonnes of Read More …
Tulbul Navigation Project
The Government of India is moving ahead with plans to revive the long-stalled Tulbul Navigation Read More …
India Marks 50 Years Since the 1975 Emergency Proclamation
On June 25, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tribute to those who defended democracy Read More …
Shaktipeeth Expressway project
The Maharashtra Cabinet on June 24 approved the acquisition of land for the proposed Nagpur-Goa Read More …
Tansen’s tomb
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently rejected a plea from a private individual seeking permission Read More …