Current Affairs

Indian puppetry is an ancient, diverse art form (dating back ~4,000 years) serving as both entertainment and storytelling, with deep roots in religious epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Categories String puppetry, or marionette puppetry Shadow puppetry. Indian rod puppets. Glove puppetry or hand … Continue reading →

The Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) System is a new global mechanism currently being negotiated under the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement, adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly in May 2025. What is the PABS System? It is … Continue reading →

Unlike most earthquakes which originate in the earth’s crust at depths of around 10-29km, continental mantle earthquakes originate deep within the planet’s mantle (sometimes, even more than 80km below the Moho discontinuity). What are Earthquakes? Earthquakes are the sudden shaking of … Continue reading →

Agri Stack was launched in 2024 as part of the Centre’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Mission in the agriculture sector to consolidate data on a single platform. It integrates farmer data, land records, and scheme benefits into a centralized digital … Continue reading →

The recent One Nation One Election bill which has been passed in the Lok Sabha proposes to hold simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies and local bodies across the country. What needs to be memorised? The bill … Continue reading →

The Liberalised Remittance Scheme by the RBI allows resident Indians to remit up to USD 250,000 annually abroad for education, travel, healthcare, gifts, and investments. It is a foreign exchange policy initiative introduced by the Reserve Bank of India in 2004, … Continue reading →

A ramjet is a simple, air-breathing jet engine with no moving parts (no compressor or turbine) that relies on high forward speed (supersonic, typically Mach 2–5) to “ram” and compress air for combustion. The BrahMos is a long-range, ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile. What … Continue reading →

Note Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis a severe form of TB caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most potent first-line drugs against Tb. What is Tuberculosis (TB)? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium … Continue reading →

The increasing impact of global warming is deeply impacting the poles, both the North and South poles. The northernmost region of Earth has been, until recently, covered by thick ice blocking access to buried resources and newer travel routes. Geography … Continue reading →

Idea He gave the clarion call “Go Back to Vedas “as he considered them the most authoritative repository of knowledge and truth spoken in the “Words of God.”  This will also help in reducing the hegemony of Western thought. The … Continue reading →