Current Context : Ratan Tata, the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons and a visionary leader of Indian industry, passed away on October 9, 2024, at the age of 86, in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. ABOUT RATAN TATA : Birth: Born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai, India, into a prominent Parsi family with deep ties to the Tata Group. Family: His father, Naval Tata, was adopted into the Tata family. Ratan's parents separated when he was 10, and he was raised by his grandmother, Navajbai Tata. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: Leadership of Tata Group: Global Expansion: As chairman of Tata Sons from....Read More

Current Index : Trinidad & Tobago has become the first country in the Caribbean region to adopt India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform. ABOUT TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Location: Island country in the southeastern West Indies, located in the Atlantic Ocean. Close to South America, northeast of Venezuela and northwest of Guyana. Geographical Features: Mountain Ranges:Includes the Northern Range, an extension of the Andes Mountains from Venezuela. Highest Point :Mount Aripo. Major Rivers :Ortoire and Caroni Natural Resource:Pitch Lake in Trinidad is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt. Independence & Government: Gained independence from the UK on August 31, 1962. Republic within the Commonwealth, with a President as the....Read More

Current Context : Kumar Tuhin has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is presently serving as a Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He joined as Director General of, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations on December 20, 2021, and earlier served as Ambassador to Hungary from November 2018 to November 2021, High Commissioner to Namibia from June 2015 to October 2018.Read More

Current Context : Ministry Of Ports, Shipping & Waterways appoints Olympic Medals Winner Manu Bhaker As Their New Brand Ambassador. ABOUT MANU BHAKER Birth: February 18, 2002, in Jhajjar, Haryana, India. Sport: Sport shooting (10m air pistol and 25m pistol). NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: 2 Bronze medal in the 10m air pistol at Paris Olympics 2024. Gold medals at the 2018 ISSF World Cup. Gold at the 2022 Asian Games.Read More

Current Context : Social reformer Periyar EV Ramasamy was remembered on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary on 17 September. ABOUT  E.V. RAMASAMY Birthplace: Erode, Tamil Nadu Also Known As: Father of the Dravidian Movement CONTRIBUTIONS: Anti-Brahminical Movement:Challenged Brahmin dominance and caste/gender inequality in Tamil Nadu. Vaikom Satyagraha (1924):Supported lower-caste rights to use a public path in front of the Vaikom temple. Resignation from Congress (1925):Opposed Indian National Congress’s conservatism and resigned. Justice Party:Associated with the party founded in 1916 to counter Brahmin political and economic power. Self-Respect Movement (1925):Founded to promote rationalism, self-respect, and social justice.Read More

Current Context : Two Indian Navy women officers Lt Commander Roopa A and Lt Commander Dilna K would be embarking on an arduous blue-water voyage around the world soon. The duo will be undertaking the expedition of circumnavigating the globe on board Indian naval sailing vessel (INSV) Tarini. Commander Dilna, who hails from Kozhikode of Kerala, was commissioned into the Navy in June 2014. Commander Roopa, a native of Pondicherry, joined the Navy in June 2017. The two officers have been preparing for the Sagar Parikrama expedition for the last three years "Sagar Parikrama would be a gruelling voyage requiring....Read More

Current Context : Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected Thailand's prime minister. She is the country’s youngest leader at 37, and Thailand’s second female prime minister after her aunt. About Thailand Location: Thailand is located in the center of Southeast Asia. Bordered by Myanmar (Burma) to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south. It also has a coastline along the Andaman Sea to the west and the Gulf of Thailand to the east. Capital: Bangkok Major Cities: Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Nakhon Ratchasima Government : Thailand is a....Read More

Current Context : Renowned DRDO missile scientist Ram Narain Agarwal, widely known as the "father of Agni Missiles," passed away in Hyderabad. Dr Agarwal led the country's ambitious Agni missile programme for over two decades right from its beginning in 1983 as Project Director. He was a distinguished Scientist of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and worked on the Agni and other missile programmes alongside Dr Arunachalam and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr Agarwal played a key role in establishing the re-entry technology, all composite heat shield, onboard propulsion system, guidance and control etc for missiles during a....Read More

Currennt Context : Paul Kagame was sworn for another five-year term as Rwanda's president after winning a landslide election victory. He is a former commander of the rebel armed force Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which ended Rwanda's genocide in 1994, won over 99% of votes in the election. ABOUT RWANDA Rwanda is a landlocked country Located in East-Central Africa Bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. It is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills, Rivers : Nyabarongo and the Akagera. Lake....Read More

Current Context : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday due to amid escalating protests and arrived in New Delhi. The protests in Bangladesh, primarily led by students, initially called for abolishing a quota system for government jobs but escalated into a broader uprising against Prime Minister Hasina and her ruling Awami League party. About Bangladesh Location: in South Asia, bordered by India to the west, north, and east, Myanmar (Burma) to the southeast, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. Governance : parliamentary democracy. The President is the head of state, while the Prime Minister is the....Read More