Conceived by Dr. Homi J. Bhabha in the 1950s, India’s Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme is a visionary long-term strategy designed to overcome the country’s scarce domestic uranium reserves and harness its abundant thorium deposits for sustainable energy independence. Stage I: …
E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic equipment such as computers, mobile phones, televisions and refrigerators. Rapid technological advancement, rising consumption and shorter product life cycles have made e-waste management a major environmental and public-health challenge in India. According to …
India’s Exports — FY 2025–26 Indicator FY 2025–26 Trend Total exports US$863.1 bn Record high Merchandise exports US$441.8 bn ~51.2% of total exports Services exports US$421.3 bn ~48.8% of total exports FY25 total exports US$825.3 bn FY26 increased by ~4.6% …
Sir M. Visvesvaraya was born on September 15, 1861, in Muddenahalli (present-day Karnataka). His ancestral roots trace back to Mokshagundam in Andhra Pradesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Madras and pursued civil engineering at …
Host country: India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12 September 2026. India assumed the BRICS Chairship in January 2026, succeeding Brazil. Theme: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability. Significance: The summit marked the beginning …
Introduction The Tara coal block in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo-Aranya region has recently been in the news over the plan to auction the block for coal mining. The move has faced opposition over concerns regarding forest loss, biodiversity degradation and tribal livelihoods, …
ORV Sagar Manthan is an all-weather, multidisciplinary deep-sea research vessel designed to operate in challenging marine environments, including the Southern Ocean. It has an expected service life of 30 years. Deep Ocean Mission: The vessel has been developed under Vertical-4 …
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in August 2026, seeks to repeal the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 and establish a more independent and transparent tribunal framework. The move follows the Supreme Court’s judgment in Madras Bar Association v. …
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an Open Application Programming Interface (API) facility for the issuance and verification of Certificates of Origin (CoO) through the Trade Connect e-Platform. Introduced on 7 September …
Critical minerals are minerals essential for economic development and national security, whose supply is vulnerable because of geographical concentration, limited domestic availability or geopolitical risks. India identified 30 critical minerals in 2023, based on economic importance and supply risk. …