The Indian Air Force (IAF) retired its last MiG-21 fighter jets in September 2025. The No 23 (Panthers) and No 3 (Cobras) squadrons, operating 36 jets, were decommissioned...
Polity & Governance 12th Schedule The 12th Schedule, added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, lists eighteen functions devolved to urban local bodies, including urban planning,...
The fragile Himalayan region faces growing climate risks and ecological challenges. Experts and policymakers at the 12th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS-XII) in Dehradun urged a shift to...
Recent data reveals reduction in child marriage across India. A new report by Just Rights for Children marks a 69% decline among girls and 72% among boys. This...
Oil India Limited (OIL) has reported natural gas discovery off the Andaman Islands. This is the first confirmed hydrocarbon find in the region’s shallow offshore block. The discovery...
The Government of India released the 21st instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, prioritising farmers in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. These states recently...
Tourism remains a very important sector globally and in India, driving economic growth and cultural exchange. The 2025 World Tourism Day theme, Tourism and Sustainable Transformation, marks tourism’s...
The Central University of Rajasthan (CUoR) has pioneered a breakthrough in desert agriculture by successfully growing wheat in the arid lands of western Rajasthan. Using an indigenous bioformulation-based...
The Indian Railways has designated the Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail line as a Special Railway Project (SRP). This 69-km rail link marks the first-ever rail connection between India and Bhutan....
Recent studies from June 2024 to February 2025 have revealed underground connection between two neighbouring volcanoes near Greece’s Santorini Island. An intense swarm of earthquakes and surface changes...
