Why in News? India’s foreign exchange reserves rose $4.8 billion by the end of February to reach a record high of $728.5 billion. The increase in reserves February was majorly driven by gold reserves, which increased $4 billion to $131 billion. Must know concepts for exams: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves India’s forex reserves are […]
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Why in news? Union Home Minister unveiled two mascots, Pragati’ and ‘Vikas’, for the upcoming Population Census 2027 to increase public awareness and participation in the census exercise Must know concepts for exams: 1. Census 2027: The Census 2027 is India’s 16th decennial census and the first to be conducted entirely digitally. Originally planned for 2021, the exercise
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Why in news?The High Court of Karnataka ordered issue of notice to the Centre and State government on a PIL petition, which had questioned the legality of the approval granted by the State Wildlife Board and the in-principle approval granted the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife for the ₹10,000 crore Sharavathi Pumped
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Why in News? President Droupadi Murmu became the first Indian President to fly in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand. As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, she undertook a 25-minute sortie as a co-pilot from the Jaisalmer Air Force Station in Rajasthan, near the India-Pakistan border Must-Know Concepts for Exams 1. PRACHANDThe HAL Prachand (meaning “Fierce”) is India’s first indigenously designed and developed multi-role
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Why in News? DRDO has successfully conducted three successive flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. Must-Know Concepts for Exams Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS): The Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) is a 4th-generation, indigenously developed Man-Portable Air-Defence System (MANPADS)
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Why in news?Skyroot Aerospace is in the final stages of preparing its Vikram-1 rocket for its maiden orbital launch, which is currently targeted for April 2026. Must-Know Concepts for Exams What is VIKRAM-1? The Vikram-1 is India’s first privately developed orbital-class launch vehicle, designed by the Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace.
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In a historic milestone for regenerative medicine, Japan’s health ministry has officially granted conditional and time-limited approval for the world’s first induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) therapy to treat Parkinson’s disease. Must-Know Concepts for Exams: Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the ability to: 1. Stem cells: They act as the body’s raw material for growth, repair,
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Why in news:India’s former ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has been appointed Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor. The President of India also appointed Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lt Governor of Delhi, as Lt Governor of Ladakh. Constitutional provisions related to above news:In the Indian Constitution, the role of a Lieutenant Governor (LG) is primarily governed by Article
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News: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Governors in different States and Union Territories. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, has been appointed as Governor of Telangana. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra. Former Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as Governor of Nagaland. Lieutenant General
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AP government launched a major initiative aimed at reducing human–wildlife conflict and strengthening wildlife conservation, on World Wildlife Day, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forest & Environment launched the ‘Hanuman’ Project to address human-wildlife conflict. The project — Healing and Nurturing Units for Monitoring, Aid and Nursing of Wildlife (HANUMAN) — has been
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