Current Affairs

Immunization is a vital, cost-effective public health process that strengthens the immune system against infectious diseases using vaccines. In India, for ensuring vaccine-preventable diseases are controlled Government Of India has brought in two schemes: Universal Immunization Programme and Mission Indradhanush. Mission … Continue reading →

Their tail resembles a lion’s tail, which is where the name ‘lion-tailed macaque’ comes from. Just like other macaques, these monkeys also have cheek pouches to temporarily store food. Where are they located? Lion-tailed macaques are only native to the … Continue reading →

Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a mechanism through which the government supports farmers by purchasing their crops at a pre-determined price. This assured price encourages farmers to invest in quality seeds and technology without fear of distress sales. What do you … Continue reading →

Federalism is a form of government in which the central government and regional governments agree to share power. The federalism in India is not the pure form but quasi-federalism in which the centre has more power than the states. What … Continue reading →

The Red corridor is the area affected by Left Wing Extremism(LWE). It includes states such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.   What is LWE? The Left Wing Extremism … Continue reading →

Aditya L1 is the first space-based observatory-class solar mission launched by ISRO. The spacecraft is placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system. From the L1 point, satellites have the major advantage of … Continue reading →

António Guterres is the present UN Secretary General. He is the Chief Administrative Officer of the UN Secretariat. Trygve Halvdan Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. No Indian has been elected to the post of UN secretary … Continue reading →

Pax Silica is the US government’s flagship effort on AI and supply chain security. The focus is on ensuring the silicon supply chain. It is necessary for ensuring continuous supply of chips, advanced computing, and other high-tech systems. What you … Continue reading →

The authority of a court or judicial body to initiate legal proceedings on its own accord, without a formal petition or party filing a case. Courts often exercise their suo moto jurisdiction by taking up matters based on media reports … Continue reading →

Corals are invertebrate animals belonging to a large group of colourful and fascinating animals called Cnidaria. Each individual coral animal is called a polyp. What is coral bleaching? Coral bleaching occurs when the symbiosis between corals and their symbiotic zooxanthellae … Continue reading →