General Knowledge – UPSC, KAS & PSC Insights

13 Nov 2025

Exercise Cold Start: India’s Mega Drone Drill

India will host a large-scale tri-service exercise called ‘Cold Start’ in Madhya Pradesh in October 2025. It will be the biggest joint dri...

13 Nov 2025

GST 2.0 – Reform and Federal Challenges

The Government of India launched GST 2.0 on September 22, 2025, calling it the *“GST Bachat Utsav.”* It is a major tax reform under the Go...

13 Nov 2025

Indian Navy Inducts ‘Androth’ – A New Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship

The Indian Navy has strengthened its maritime power by inducting ‘Androth’, the second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC...

13 Nov 2025

India Re-Elected to Universal Postal Union Councils

India has been re-elected to the Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) during the...

13 Nov 2025

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: A Global Platform for Responsible AI

The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 will be held on February 19–20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, organized by the Ministry of Electronics &a...

13 Nov 2025

EPFO Launches Passbook Lite

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced Passbook Lite, a streamlined feature within its Member Portal, aimed at making...

13 Nov 2025

Operation Weed Out

The problem of drug trafficking is a serious challenge for India. To fight this, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has launched Operation...

13 Nov 2025

Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan

The Government of India is launching Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan on 17th September 2025, along with the 8th Poshan Maah. It is India’s...

13 Nov 2025

Pink Tax

What is Pink Tax? Pink Tax is not a real tax by the government but a pricing practice. It means women often pay more than men for similar products...

13 Nov 2025

India’s First Bamboo-Based Ethanol Plant in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first bamboo-based ethanol plant at Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat, Assam. The project also in...

13 Nov 2025

Amritsari Kulcha – The Pride of Punjab

What is Amritsari Kulcha? Amritsari Kulcha is a famous stuffed, flaky flatbread from Amritsar, Punjab. Made with refined flour (maida) and fermente...

13 Nov 2025

Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs)

Introduction The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to deploy Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs) along the India-China border. These guards ar...

13 Nov 2025

Samudra Pradakshina: India’s First Tri-Service All-Women Global Sailing Expedition

Introduction ‘Samudra Pradakshina’ is India’s first-ever tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, flagged off v...

13 Nov 2025

Decentralised Finance (DeFi): Opportunities and Risks What is DeFi?

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is a blockchain-based financial system that allows users to save, lend, invest, and transact without traditional banks. I...

13 Nov 2025

Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS): India’s Next-Gen Air Shield

India has successfully tested its Indigenous Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), a multi-layered, network-centric defence shield developed b...

13 Nov 2025

Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme: A Step Towards Energy Security and Sustainability

India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme is a major government initiative aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on imported cru...