Current affairs

Allocation of Symbols to Political Parties

Current Situation The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is currently recognized as a state party in Maharashtra and Nagaland. In July 2023, a split occurred within the NCP, with the Ajit Pawar faction claiming support from 41 out of 53 MLAs...

THAAD Missile Defence System

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is a cutting-edge missile defense technology developed by Lockheed Martin, aimed at intercepting and neutralizing short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. As the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, particularly in regions like...

Middle Income Trap, Key Factors and Challenges for India

Middle Income Trap The middle-income trap is a situation where a country that attains a certain income gets stuck at that middle-income level and is unable to transition to a high-income level. Or The World Bank defines middle-income economies as...

India-ASEAN Relation, Evolution, Significance and Challenges

Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Established: On 8 August 1967 by ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Members: Founding: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Current Members (10): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. India is...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for breakthroughs in using AI tools like AlphaFold to predict protein structures and create new synthetic proteins. Awardees David Baker (University of Washington) Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (Google DeepMind) Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024:...

Nobel Peace Prize 2024, Nihon Hidankyo’s Fight Against Nuclear Weapons

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards, recognizing individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to global peace and human welfare. In 2024, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Foundational Discoveries Hopfield and Hinton's research primarily took place in the 1980s, but its impact is being felt today as AI tools become ubiquitous in everyday life. Their work has transformed how machines learn, allowing...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024

Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2024 falls on October 13, a day dedicated to raising awareness about metastatic breast cancer (stage four). Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day specifically highlights the challenges faced by patients whose cancer has spread beyond the breast...

National Agriculture Code (NAC)

What is the National Agriculture Code (NAC)? It will cover the entire agriculture cycle, and will also contain a guidance note for future standardisation. The code will have 2 parts: It will contain general principles for all crops It will...

Antarctic Warming

Key Findings of the Journal Nature Climate Change Vegetation Increase: The extent of vegetation has increased 14 times over the past 35 years. Specifically, plant cover expanded from less than 1 square km in 1986 to nearly 12 square kms...