General Knowledge – UPSC, KAS & PSC Insights

21 Apr 2026

Memristor

A memristor is an electronic component whose resistance varies with the history of current flow, enabling it to store data even without power. Acts...

18 Apr 2026

Potomac River

The Potomac River is a major river in the eastern United States that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, passing through Washi...

18 Apr 2026

Baisakhi (Vaisakhi)

A major spring harvest festival of North India, especially significant for the Sikh community, marking prosperity and the Sikh New Year. Celebrated o...

18 Apr 2026

Bonus Issue

Context: Life Insurance Corporation of India announced its first-ever bonus issue A bonus issue is when a company gives free additional shares to its...

16 Apr 2026

South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)

  The South Atlantic Anomaly is a region of weakened Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic, allowing charged particles to penet...

13 Apr 2026

Windfall Tax

The government recently increased windfall tax (export duty) on diesel to ₹55.5/litre and ATF to ₹42/litre. A windfall tax is a higher tax on unexpec...

13 Apr 2026

Emperor Penguin

Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has uplisted the Emperor Penguin to the Endangered category in its Red List.  &bull...

13 Apr 2026

Cornstarch

Cornstarch is a fine white powder obtained from the starch of Zea mays through wet milling.  • Recent studies show that at extreme speeds...

08 Apr 2026

Tar Balls

Tar balls are small, dark, sticky lumps of weathered oil found in marine environments, usually formed from oil spills or natural seepage.   Prod...

31 Mar 2026

Bab el-Mandeb Strait

 • Located at the southern end of the Red Sea, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa.  • Connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden...

30 Mar 2026

Earth Hour

* Earth Hour is a global movement promoting environmental awareness and action.  • Organized by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).  &b...

30 Mar 2026

CALM Brain

CALM Brain is a first-of-its-kind digital repository of data in India on brain structure and function from a range of psychiatric disorders. Started...

28 Mar 2026

Honshu Island

Honshu is the largest island of Japan and has over 80% of its population, including major cities like Tokyo.  • It lies between the Pacific...

26 Mar 2026

GlobE Network

GlobE Network is a global platform for anti-corruption agencies, set up during Saudi Arabia’s G20 Presidency under UNCAC.  • It has 1...

24 Mar 2026

Litani River

Recently, Israeli airstrikes destroyed the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River, a key transport link in southern Lebanon.  • Location &am...

23 Mar 2026

Vietnam

A high-level bilateral meeting was held between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India and the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs o...