Current Affairs

Why in the News?: Land-use change has caused loss of nearly 75% of the natural fauna on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in the past century. Mount Kilimanjaro Location: Northeastern Tanzania, near Kenya border in Africa. Origin: Volcanic in … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, delivered an address at the ‘Revitalizing India’s Maritime Manufacturing Conference’ held in Mumbai as part of India Maritime Week 2025. Maritime Sector in India Performance of Indian Maritime Sector: … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs successfully concluded the 3rd National Conference on the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) What is it?:  A digital platform designed to modernize legislative operations by enabling paperless proceedings … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Scientists in Brazil have initiated the AmazonFACE Project near Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon region. AmazonFACE Project What is it?: The AmazonFACE Project is a field-based climate experiment conducted in an old-growth Amazon rainforest … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The 20th East Asia Summit adopts the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Peace and Stability, with the aim of implementing joint projects and activities under the EAS Plan of Action (2024–2028), aligned with the ASEAN 2045: Our … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Union government launched the Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS) initiative along with a Training Module and the MYGS Portal in New Delhi.  Model Youth Gram Sabha Initiative Aim: To strengthen Janbhagidari (people’s participation) and foster … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Commerce Ministry has launched a coal analytics dashboard named ‘Koyla Shakti’ to enhance transparency, data-driven decision-making, and real-time monitoring in the coal sector. Koyla Shakti Dashboard What is it?: A unified digital dashboard (Smart Coal … Continue reading →

Why in the news? Union Electronics and IT Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the approval of the first tranche comprising seven projects under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) What is it?: These projects aim … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Ministry of Coal launched the 14th Round of Commercial Coal Mine Auction, introducing Underground Coal Gasification. Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) What is it?:  Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is an in-situ (on-site) process that converts coal … Continue reading →

Why in the news? India has received a waiver on the United States’ sanctions against Iran’s Chabahar port for six months. Chabahar Port Location: Located on the southeastern coast of Iran, along the Gulf of Oman. Infrastructure & Development India’s … Continue reading →