CURRENT AFFAIRS DESTINATION FOR UPSC & STATE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATIONS
The United States approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) worth USD 131 million to India. Purpose: The deal aims to enhance maritime security and domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific region. Contents of the Deal: Announcement and Authority: Strategic Context – IPMDA: Objectives of IPMDA: Strategic Significance:
The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) documented eleven inscriptions in the Gundaram Reserve Forest, Telangana. Historical Period: The inscriptions date from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century CE, covering the Satavahana period and offering valuable insights into the Deccan’s ancient history. Location of Discovery: Significant Inscriptions: Significance: (Source: TH)
Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related death in decades, with two confirmed infections and hundreds potentially exposed. Historical Context: Disease Overview: Transmission in Humans: Environmental Factors: Symptoms and Lethality: Prevention: (Source: WHO)
The Odisha government on May 1, 2025 rolled out SAHAJOG, a pioneering initiative designed to facilitate access to government welfare schemes for the urban poor.
The state of Jharkhand has completed collecting data on the population of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from all its districts. Triple Test Guidelines (laid down in Vikas Kishanrao Gawali vs State of Maharashtra, March 4, 2021): Significance: Completion of this data collection marks the first step in implementing the triple test, which is necessary to constitutionally justify OBC reservations in urban governance structures. (Source: IE)
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 58,000 crore in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh on 2nd May 2025. Key Highlights
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport to the nation on May 2 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Strategic Importance: Geographical Advantage: Technological Edge: Economic Impact: Operational Milestone: (Source: PIB)
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the strength of Indian culture was to respect the cultures of other countries. He was speaking at the inauguration of the WAVES summit at Mumbai’s Jio World Centre. The Prime Minister said India is becoming an orange economy . The ‘orange economy’, also known as the creative economy, refers to economic activities that leverage creativity, culture, and intellectual property to generate wealth and Read More …
The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, ensures food security for over 80 crore beneficiaries through scientific warehousing and smart storage solutions for food grains. DFPD is now envisaging the Depot Darpan portal and mobile application with the objective to ensure that the Food Storage depots meet the highest quality and performance standards. It enables Depot managers to evaluate infrastructure, operational and financial performance on a Read More …
The Government of India has undertaken a comprehensive reform of the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, resulting in the new Sugar (Control) Order, 2025, aimed at enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the sugar sector. Objectives: Key Provisions: (Source: PIB)
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming national census. According to Article 246 of the Constitution of India, the Census is a Union subject, listed as entry 69 in the Union List of the Seventh Schedule. Although caste data has been excluded from all census operations since independence, some states have conducted their own Read More …
An international team of researchers from the University of Tokyo has published the latest Cosmic-shear survey results in the journal Physics. The survey focuses on determining the value of S8, a key cosmological parameter. S8 (Sigma 8) measures the clustering of matter in the universe: The value of S8 is derived from the distribution of baryonic matter (like protons and neutrons) across different regions of space. This survey is part Read More …
On 29 April, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched a Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme for producers. The aim is to create a framework for: This certification is intended to: The scheme applies to companies that have bid for government incentives for green hydrogen and its derivatives. Exporters who have not availed government incentives are excluded from the scheme. The scheme introduces a ‘materiality threshold’ of 1% Read More …
A study published in the journal eBioMedicine has linked daily phthalate exposure to over 3.5 lakh (356,238) deaths due to heart disease globally in 2018, among people aged 55–64.
The Ganga River, which has been an integral part of Indian civilization for centuries, is now igniting the possibility of new life along its banks. (Sources: PIB, WII)
