India’s first-ever Seed Germination Database

Why in the News? On April 16, 2025, the Ecological Restoration Alliance-India (ERA-I) has released a first-of-its-kind seed germination database… Continue reading

PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme

Why in the News? The PM Vidyalaxmi scheme, aimed at supporting meritorious students, is facing slow uptake due to technical… Continue reading

[16th April 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: India, rising power demand and the ‘hydrogen factor’

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2018] With growing energy needs should India keep on expanding its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts… Continue reading

India’s retail inflation slips to over 5-year low, opens door to more rate cuts

Why in the News? The decline in food prices is seen as a major reason for the drop in inflation.… Continue reading

Delamination of the Indian Plate

Why in the News? Recent studies reveal that the Indian Plate is splitting into two, with the lower part detaching… Continue reading

What is Tensor Processing Unit (TPU)?

Why in the News? Recently Google introduced its seventh-generation TPU (Tensor Processing Unit), named Ironwood. About Ironwood Ironwood is Google’s… Continue reading

Who was Sir Sankaran Nair (1857-1934)?

Why in the News? PM recently remembered Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a nationalist and jurist who famously fought a courtroom… Continue reading

China halts export of Rare Earth Magnets

Why in the News? China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets after US’s tariff… Continue reading

Unnecessary amendment: On the RTI Act

Why in the News? The Right to Information (RTI) Act has clearly helped make those in power more accountable in… Continue reading

How govern-mentality exacerbates the problem of farmers’ stubble burning

Why in the News? A new study by researchers Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale and Javed M. Shaikh from IIM Amritsar looks… Continue reading

Telangana becomes first State to notify Sub- categorization of SCs

Why in the News? The Telangana government has officially implemented the sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes (SCs) into three groups, following… Continue reading

KATRIN Experiment

Why in the News? The KATRIN (Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment) has made a groundbreaking achievement by measuring neutrino mass with… Continue reading

Novel Silicon Photonics Breakthrough

Why in the News? In a major breakthrough, Indian researchers have developed a new type of laser that can be… Continue reading

[14th April 2025] The Hindu Op-ed: Will Trump’s tariffs bring in a recession?

PYQ Relevance: [UPSC 2018] How would the recent phenomena of protectionism and currency manipulations in world trade affect macroeconomic stability… Continue reading

A Governor’s conduct and a judgment of significance

Why in the News? In The State of Tamil Nadu vs. The Governor of Tamil Nadu and Another, a two-judge… Continue reading

APAAR ID and the Future of Student Data: Boon or Bane ?

N4S: A digital identity for students: convenience or control? This article unpacks the APAAR ID, its benefits, and the privacy… Continue reading

Study finds a Shift in Peak Time of Maximum Rainfall

Why in the News? A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters revealed changes in both the amount and timing… Continue reading

Real Time LAMP Assay for Early Diagnosis of TB

Why in the News? Researchers from Thiruvananthapuram have developed a cost-effective Real-Time LAMP (rt-LAMP) Assay for early Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis.… Continue reading

India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEEC)

Why in the News? India and Italy have decided to enhance cooperation in trade, defence, clean energy, and high technology… Continue reading

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