A Super El Niño (also called a “Very Strong El Niño”) is an exceptionally powerful climate event in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, characterized by sea surface temperatures rising far above historical averages. While a standard El Niño …
Partnership for Multilateralism (P4M) was launched in 2026 by the European Union, Brazil, Canada and Kenya, with India, Australia and Barbados as initial co-sponsors. It seeks to strengthen multilateralism, international law and more representative global governance, including reforms of the …
Legacy waste refers to old, accumulated municipal waste lying untreated at dumpsites for years due to inadequate scientific waste management. As of January 2026, India had identified 2,488 dumpsites containing nearly 25 crore MT of legacy waste; 1,138 dumpsites had …
The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 amend the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 to strengthen transparency, accountability and consumer protection in the digital marketplace, its notified under the broader framework of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, these amendment rules …
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, …