CURRENT AFFAIRS

As life evolved from single-celled organisms to increasingly complex forms, the amount of genetic data that had to be transferred to subsequent generations became correspondingly higher.

Recently, for the first time, scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids which earlier believed to be found in solids only.

In recent years, India has made great strides in its digital strategies and data governance by embracing technology and digitalisation to drive economic growth and to improve the lives of its citizens.

Recently,  the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court of  Surat convicted Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark which led to the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification to disqualify Mr. Gandhi as the Lok Sabha member from

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week confirmed a $3 billion bailout plan for Sri Lanka’s struggling economy.

Recently, the government announced that seven mega textile parks under the ₹4,445-crore PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme will be set up in the first phase.

The world got a wake-up call in 1993 about tuberculosis (TB) when the World Health Organization declared it a global health emergency. 

The Union Government has disbursed around ₹1,645 crore in performance-linked incentives (PLI) for electronics manufacturers so far, as part of its efforts to bring in more of the electronics supply chain to India.

Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted an in-principle (Stage 1) clearance for the diversion of 130.75 sq km of forest in Great Nicobar Island for the mega ₹72,000-crore project that includes a transshipment port, an airport, a power plant and a greenfield township.

Highlighting the need for urgent climate action, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Cycle on March 20 in Interlaken, Switzerland.