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INDIA’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PLAN

INDIA’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL PLANT Context On August 18, 2025, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) announced that its Panipat refinery will begin commercial-scale production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by December 2025.…

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COLORADO RIVER WATER CRISIS

Introduction The Colorado River, one of North America’s most important water bodies, is drying up due to a combination of climate change, drought, and mismanagement. As water levels drop, the seven U.S. states that depend on the r…

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130TH CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL

Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament). This bill aims to amend Articles 75, 164, and 239AA of the Constitution of India. KEY PROVIS…

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NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION (NCDRC)

Context The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) along with 10 states recorded a case disposal rate above 100% in July 2025, meaning more consumer cases were cleared than newly filed. Tamil Nadu led with a 277%…

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BRAIN EATING AMOEBA

Context Recently, Kerala’s Kozhikode district has reported 3 back-to-back cases of the rare disease Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri. A 9-year-old girl has died, whil…

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FERMENTED FOOD & PERSONALISED NUTRITION IN INDIA

A recent study by the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), has highlighted that bioactive peptides in traditional fermented foods have populat…

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UPSC Exam Pattern- Complete Guide for Beginners

The UPSC Exam pattern includes a three-stage process: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The Preliminary exam is a qualifying exam, while the Mains and Interview scores are used to determine the final merit list.

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GOLDEN DOME DEFENCE SHIELD

President Donald Trump recently announced the design and leadership for the Golden Dome, a proposed $175 billion multi-layered missile defense system. Aimed at intercepting long-range threats from adversarial states like China, Ru…

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COLLAPSE OF GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY

The 5th round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty held in Geneva, Switzerland in August 2025 ended in failure after 11 days of closed-door meetings. No consensus was reached on the revised draft treaty, despite participat…

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PM VIKSIT BHARAT ROZGAR YOJANA

Why in News On 15th August 2025, during his 12th Independence Day address from Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a major employment initiative: Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) Aim: Generate 3.5…

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INDIA CHINA RELATIONS: BILATERAL RESET

On August 18–19, 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited New Delhi to hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The discussions focused on: De-escalation at…

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