Current Context :  CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates the India’s first conservation and breeding centre for the Asian King Vultures in Bharivaisi, Gorakhpur U.P. Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre - aims to improve the population of the species, which has been listed as critically endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list since 2007. The centre in Gorakhpur set up at a cost of ₹80 crore includes breeding aviary, holding aviary, hospital aviary, nursery aviary, veterinary section. Six vultures (male and female) have been introduced to the facility.Read More

Current Context : Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) developed a new FOSS-based Operating System suite, KITE GNU Linux 22.04. It enables better learning of Artificial Intelligence (AI) modules introduced in the curriculum from Class VII. It will be used in three lakh computers available in public schools in It is an educational software tailored for teaching and learning, including tools for subjects like mathematics, science, and languages. This OS suite can be used freely as a complete computing platform not only for ICT learning in schools but also for students and teachers, as well as for general purposes....Read More

Current Context : Haryana Cabinet approved an amendment in the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 by issuance of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024. It gives proportionate reservation to the persons belonging to Backward Classes ’B’ in the Panchayati Raj Institutions as per the recommendations of the Haryana Backward Classes Commission. This will enable reservation of seats for members of BC (B) for the elected posts of Panch, Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti Members and Zila Parishad Members.  Read More

Current Context : Nagaland becomes the first state in the country to implement the disaster management insurance. Collaboration with : the state government and SBI General Insurance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Disaster Risk Transfer Parametric Insurance Solution (DRTPS)  for a period of three years. Aim : to safeguarding the state against natural calamities. Disaster Risk Transfer Parametric Insurance Solution (DRTPS) will aid in protecting the state’s critical infrastructure and reduce economic losses due to a disastRead More

Current Context : Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the 'Upasthiti (attendance) Portal' to monitor daily attendance of health department staff. Aims to enhance healthcare facilities and make district hospitals operational 24/7. Cross-verification of biometric data will be implemented to ensure accountability. ABOUT JHARKHAND It was carved out from the southern part of Bihar on November 15, 2000. Located in eastern India is bordered by Bihar to the north, West Bengal to the east, Odisha to the south, and Chhattisgarh to the west. It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Capital : Ranchi....Read More

The Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites (including a Greenfield project in Virudhanagar Tamil Nadu). It provides world class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. ABOUT PM MITRA PARK Developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle which will be owned by the Central and State Government and in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode. These parks will be set up at key locations, as ready to move, ready to start (through....Read More

Madhya Pradesh's Indore has set a new Guinness World Record in the category of "the most trees planted by a team in 24 hours" by planting more than 11 lakh saplings. Additionally, Indore, which has been recognised as the country's cleanest city for several years as per the Swachh Survekshan, will see 51 lakh saplings planted during this campaign. The plantation drive was carried out at the BSF Academy's Revati Range, which was divided into nine zones and 100 sub-zones. The previous record for the most saplings planted in 24 hours was 9,21,730 achieved by the Assam (India) government's Forest....Read More

Current Context : Rajasthan will be the first state in India to create a ten-year action plan specifically designed to improve road safety. ABOUT SCHEME : Targeting a 50% drop in traffic accidents by It will raise public awareness and promote compliance with the road safety rules. The World Bank will assist in developing the plan and policy. The plan will be implemented in three stages (2025-2027, 2027-2030, 2030-2033), focusing on speed limits, safe distances, traffic signals, road barriers, pedestrian safety, seatbelts, helmets, and vehicle insurance. The first phase (2025-2027) will emphasise setting and enforcing speed limits, maintaining safe distances....Read More

Current Context : After consuming hooch or spurious liquor, nearly 50 people have died and around 100 others have been hospitalised in Tamil Nadu’s, Kallakurichi. ABOUT Hooch is a commonly used term for poor quality alcohol, derived from Hoochinoo, a native Alaskan tribe that was known to produce very strong liquor. It is also known as wood alcohol. It appears as a colorless fairly volatile liquid with a faintly sweet pungent odor like that of ethyl alcohol. It contains methanol, an industrial alcohol which is highly toxic for human beings. Methanol has a boiling point of 7 °C, lower than....Read More

May 1st holds special importance for two Indian states, Maharashtra and Gujarat, as they commemorate the establishment of their respective states, which is celebrated as Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day. The state of Gujarat was established on 1 May 1960. On the same day, Maharashtra was also formed. These two states were carved out of Bombay State by the Bombay Reorganization Act in 1960, due to the demands of the Gujarati and Marathi-speaking people.Read More