Current Affairs

Higher Import Burden: Rising prices increase the import bill for India. Widening Trade Deficit & CAD: Costlier gold imports raise foreign exchange outflow, worsening the current account deficit. Rupee Depreciation: Higher dollar demand for imports weakens the rupee. Inflationary Pressure: … Continue reading →

Need To Know The Antarctic Treaty establishes Antarctica as a zone dedicated to peace and scientific research and promotes international cooperation. It treats Antarctica as part of the global commons. It prohibits military activity, nuclear testing, and the disposal of … Continue reading →

The Northern Sea Route is in the Arctic Ocean that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through the Arctic. Global warming and melting of ice in arctic has brought this route to prominence. Passes through seas like the Kara Sea, … Continue reading →

Aspirants are required to understand what is meant by Eco sensitive zone and what is prohibited there. They are buffer zones around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries to act as shock absorbers, regulating human activities and minimizing developmental impact They … Continue reading →

Aspirants need to understand the difference between planets and exoplanets. Planets are large bodies like Earth that revolve around a star like sun, while exoplanets are celestial bodies outside our solar system orbiting any star. Proxima Centauri b is an … Continue reading →

Hirakud Reservoir is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in India, built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha. It is home to many migratory birds like River Terns, Little Terns, Gull-billed Terns, Pratincoles, Plovers, Egrets, and more.  It is designated … Continue reading →

It is a gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants, humans, and marine sponges. It is widely used to produce enzymes, antibiotics, and vitamins. USES (Has application in various sectors, but these areas are more … Continue reading →

Focus Aspirants need to understand what a western disturbance ais nd how it will affect the Indian Monsoon. Western Disturbance What is it?: It is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern that induces low-pressure systems in the lower layers of the atmosphere … Continue reading →

What is it?: A heat wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures that occurs during the summer season in India Fact: Not included in the notified disasters covered by the Disaster Management (DM) Act of 2005 Criteria for Defining … Continue reading →

Great Nicobar Project Aims to build an International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT), a greenfield international airport, a township, and a gas–solar power plant  The GNI Project was conceived by NITI Aayog and launched in 2021 Implemented by Andaman and Nicobar … Continue reading →