Current Affairs

The National Education Policy 2020 aims to address issues of quality, equity, access, and affordability across all levels of education. It replaced the 34-year-old NEP of 1986.  It is based on the recommendations of the Dr. K. Kasturirangan Committee. Targets … Continue reading →

It is a measure of short-term changes in the volume of industrial output in India, covering mining, manufacturing, and electricity sectors. Released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, every month. Base Year: … Continue reading →

  Source: The Hindu

Formation of Volcanic Islands Hotspot Volcanism: Volcanic islands form when an oceanic plate moves over a stationary mantle plume (hotspot). Repeated eruptions create a chain of volcanic islands, with the youngest island located directly above the hotspot. Example: Hawaiian Islands. … Continue reading →

Keystone Species: Elephants are considered keystone species because their activities have a disproportionately large impact on maintaining ecosystem structure and biodiversity. Ecosystem Engineers: By uprooting trees, breaking branches, and clearing vegetation, elephants create grasslands, open forest patches, and diverse habitats … Continue reading →

Distribution Found in tropical and subtropical waters across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Commonly nests on sandy beaches and feeds in shallow coastal waters, lagoons, and seagrass meadows. Ecological Importance Acts as a keystone species by maintaining seagrass bed … Continue reading →

Unified Authorisation The Act replaces the old fragmented licensing system with a simpler, unified authorisation framework. This is meant to reduce compliance burden and make telecom regulation more technology-neutral. It supports easier entry and smoother expansion for telecom operators. Spectrum … Continue reading →

An earthquake is the violent shaking of the earth’s surface due to the release of energy by the breaking of rocks under the surface, and these are tectonic in origin. Causes of Earthquake Natural Causes: Tectonic activities, volcanic eruption, rock … Continue reading →

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (also known as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee) was one of India’s most celebrated novelists, poets, essayists, and journalists. Birth: Born on June 27, 1838, in a traditional Bengali family in Naihati, West Bengal. Death: April 8, 1894, in … Continue reading →

Conditions The President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.  It may be noted that the president can declare a national emergency even … Continue reading →