General Knowledge – UPSC, KAS & PSC Insights

27 Feb 2026

Vitamin B3

A recent scientific breakthrough has shown that Vitamin B3 (niacin) supplementation may successfully treat NAXD deficiency, a rare and devastating gen...

26 Feb 2026

Chicory

Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an advisory stating that the percentage of chicory content must be prominent...

25 Feb 2026

Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a new year based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Widely known as the Spring Festival in China, it...

25 Feb 2026

Kole Wetlands

A Ramsar-listed wetland ecosystem in central Kerala, the Kole Wetlands recently gained attention after a scientific study documented 12 species of pyg...

23 Feb 2026

Floreana Island

Floreana Island, officially known as Santa María, is one of the inhabited islands of the Galápagos Archipelago, located about 1,000 km o...

21 Feb 2026

Lymphedema

Scientists at University of Auckland discovered that insulin-like growth factor (IGF) can stimulate the growth of lymphatic vessels. The finding was...

20 Feb 2026

VoicERA

VoicERA is an open-source, end-to-end Voice AI stack designed for multilingual voice and language technology.  It is deployed on the BHASHINI Na...

19 Feb 2026

Tidal Flooding

Recently, the Government of Kerala declared tidal flooding a state-specific disaster due to its increasing frequency along the Kerala coast. Tidal flo...

19 Feb 2026

Semaglutide

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation to manufacture and market generic semaglutide...

17 Feb 2026

Futala Lake

Futala Lake, also known as Telankhedi Lake, is a 200-year-old man-made lake in western Nagpur, Maharashtra, built during the Bhonsle dynasty to supply...

17 Feb 2026

Exposome

The exposome refers to the complete set of exposures an individual experiences throughout life — from conception onward — and how these ex...

15 Feb 2026

Phoenicia

Phoenicia was an ancient maritime civilization located along the eastern Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon. Maritime Trade Power – Th...

15 Feb 2026

Mangrove Clam

The mangrove clam (Geloina erosa), commonly called mud clam or Kandal Kakka in Kerala, is a burrowing bivalve found in mangrove ecosystems of the Indo...

11 Feb 2026

Mons Mouton

Scientists from ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) have identified a landing zone in the rugged south polar region of the Moon called Mons M...

10 Feb 2026

Kordofan

A drone attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces near Rahad in North Kordofan killed at least 24 displaced civilians, including children and infan...

10 Feb 2026

Eurasian Otter

The Eurasian otter, also called the European or common otter, is a semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal native to Eurasia. Recently, it has been recorded a...