Why in NEWS A mountaineer from Kerala and his team got stranded on Mount Denali, North America’s highest peak, while attempting to display a banner honoring the armed forces as part of Operation Sindoor. Key Terms / Concepts Term Explanation Mount Denali / McKinley Tallest peak in North America (6,190m), located in Alaska Seven Summits […]
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Why in NEWS The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a landmark resolution recognizing skin diseases as a global public health priority, impacting over 1.9 billion people worldwide. Key Terms / Concepts Term Explanation WHA World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO LMICs Low- and Middle-Income Countries, where skin disease burden is highest AMR […]
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Why in NEWS A King Cobra from Pilikula Biological Park (Karnataka), exchanged for tigers under a conservation programme, died after being relocated to Bhopal’s Van Vihar National Park, raising concerns over animal transfer practices. Key Terms / Concepts Term / Concept Explanation King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) World’s longest venomous snake; primarily feeds on other snakes […]
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Why in NEWS The Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters) has announced the winners of the Yuva Puraskar for 23 young writers and Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 24 authors in 24 recognised Indian languages for the year 2025. Key Terms & Concepts Term Explanation Sahitya Akademi India’s National Academy of Letters established in 1954, […]
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Why in NEWS The Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 report for 2022–23 and 2023–24, evaluating school education systems across States and UTs. Key Terms & Concepts Term Explanation PGI 2.0 An upgraded version of the Performance Grading Index designed to assess school education performance using data-driven indicators. NEP 2020 National […]
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Why in NEWS Hydraulic systems are at the core of machines that lift, press, steer, and land, from tower cranes to aircraft gears. Their ability to multiply force makes them essential in engineering, aviation, agriculture, and transport.They work on a simple but powerful physics principle—Pascal’s Law, allowing small efforts to move huge loads. Key Concepts […]
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Why in NEWS A groundbreaking study on rice plants has shown that exposure to cold temperatures can trigger epigenetic changes that are heritable for five generations—offering real-world support to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s 1809 theory of the inheritance of acquired traits.The finding challenges long-held beliefs in classical genetics and highlights how environmental stress can cause heritable changes […]
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Why in NEWS India launched Operation Sindhu to safely evacuate Indian citizens from Iran via Armenia, as fears of escalating conflict involving Israel, the US, and Iran intensified.The operation highlights Armenia’s geostrategic value, due to its direct land link to Iran and friendly ties with India. Key Concepts Term/Concept Description Operation Sindhu India’s evacuation mission […]
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Why in NEWS Scientists from IIT Delhi and DRDO have successfully demonstrated an ultra-secure, entanglement-based free-space quantum communication system.Using photons and the principle of quantum entanglement, this technology enables tamper-proof transmission of information through air, marking a major milestone under India’s National Quantum Mission (2023–2031). Key Concepts Term/Concept Description Quantum Communication A method of transmitting […]
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Why in NEWS The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has announced a revision in the GDP base year from 2011–12 to 2022–23, with data set to be released on February 27, 2026. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) base year will also shift to 2022–23, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2023–24. […]
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