Odisha has become the first Indian state to implement Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in partnership with the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), marking a major step in integrated coastal and marine management. This topic…

China has recently completed an 11.18 km high-speed underwater tunnel beneath the Yangtze River, allowing bullet trains to travel at speeds of up to 350 kmph. This development is important for aspirants preparing through IAS…

The CSIR Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Pulwama has demonstrated that Apis mellifera (Western honey bee) can survive sub-zero temperatures, reducing the need for beekeepers to migrate hives to plains during winter. This topic…

The killing of Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao (May 2025) and the surrender of his successor Thippiri Tirupati (early 2026) have left the CPI (Maoist) largely leaderless, prompting claims that the decades-old insurgency is close…