1. What is ‘Gnani Artha’, recently launched by Vice President in New Delhi? [A] A semiconductor fabrication programme[B] A sovereign AI stack[C] A quantum computing mission[D] A digital...
Semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics, from microchips and memory to power systems and advanced communication hardware. Their materials, fabrication methods, chip designs, and packaging techniques determine...
The Asian elephant is India’s National Heritage Animal and is protected as an Endangered species. India manages elephant conservation through landscape-level planning, corridor protection, and inter-state coordination across...
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved the National Defense Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicle Industry Development Act on 27 August 2026. The law authorises a six-year budget of NT240 billion, or...
On 27 August 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”. The...
India signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance on 28 August 2026 to procure the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system from the United States through the Foreign Military...
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are sudden, high-velocity floods caused when natural dams holding glacial lakes fail. In the Himalayas, warming temperatures, unstable moraines, avalanches, rainfall, and earthquakes...
Andhra Pradesh approved India’s first dedicated Quantum and AI University campus in Amaravati on 27 August 2026. The project will be developed by the National Institute of Electronics...
Tamil Nadu notified three new elephant corridors on 28 August 2026 in the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hosur Forest Division. The corridors are part of the...
Telangana launched a gold and copper mining exploration programme at Lingadahalli village in Devadurga taluk of Raichur district, Karnataka, on 27 August 2026. The project covers 199.13 square...
A landslide-dammed lake near the Nepal-Tibet border overflowed on 28 August 2026 after a massive glacial collapse on 26 August 2026 triggered flash floods and landslides in the...
Uttar Pradesh completed the physical demarcation of the 700-kilometre Ganga River floodplain zone across 13 districts from Unnao to Ballia. The boundary work was marked on the ground...
